What is demography?
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The question is asking for a definition or explanation of the term 'demography'. Demography is the statistical study of populations, especially human populations, focusing on their size, distribution, density, and changes over time due to births, deaths, migration, and aging.
Answer
The statistical study of human populations in terms of size, structure, and changes.
Demography is the statistical study of human populations, focusing on their size, structure, and changes over time due to births, deaths, and migration.
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Demography is the statistical study of human populations, focusing on their size, structure, and changes over time due to births, deaths, and migration.
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Demographers analyze how populations grow, decline, and change due to factors like birth rates, death rates, and migration patterns.
Tips
A common mistake is confusing demography with sociology, which focuses more broadly on human social behavior.
Sources
- Demography - National Geographic Education - education.nationalgeographic.org
- Demography - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org
- Demography - Britannica - britannica.com
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