demographic
A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical…A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
» Algeria doesn't have a demographic crisis.
Meaning
3 senses(in the plural)A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
- a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.)
Examples
20 sentencesAlgeria doesn't have a demographic crisis.
Algeria's demographic bonus won't last forever.
Algeria needs to address its demographic challenges.
Which demographic groups are under-represented in parliament?
deWelche Bevölkerungsgruppen sind im Parlament unterrepräsentiert?
Muslims are the biggest demographic group in this country.
Origin
From demography + -ic.From demography + -ic.
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Forms
plural: demographics| Singular | demographic |
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