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demographic

demographic

107 5.5
A group of people who share the same age, gender, or income
  • noun
  • /ˌdɛməˈɡræfɪk/
translation icon : grupo demográfico
  • According to recent studies, this demographic tends to have higher disposable income compared to others.
  • demographic characteristics
  • a demographic profile
  • demographic information

I think I know which demographic we represent.

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Examples

  • This is an important demographic.

  • This is an untapped demographic of buyers that we should be reaching.

  • The others you saw with her are a perfect demographic match for the real jury.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I think I know which demographic we represent.

  • When we select leaders, why do certain demographic groups often end up in power?

  • But what there is is a very interesting demographic of a portion of the Remain vote.

  • Every major Catholic demographic on this planet is eating this up.

  • Number and percentage of students in each of the demographic categories in the data set are included in Table 3.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The kingdom may have become the victim of a demographic trend that the kings themselves had a hand in creating.

    Academic text (2011)
  • What you have before you, gentlemen, is a demographic report, breaking down each of your territories by age and socioeconomic group.

Synonyms

age group
vsdemographic
59 2.2

People of about the same age that researchers study together for social or statistical reasons

is broader and includes groups defined by many other characteristics
cohort
vsdemographic
  • Specialized
19 5.1

A group of people who share one quality, often the same age, and who researchers study

is broader, covering any characteristic such as gender or income
age bracket
vsdemographic
  • Specialized
4 3.1

A group of people in a range of ages used to compare data

is more general, applying to groups defined by traits beyond age
age class
vsdemographic
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A group of people of similar ages, for example children or older adults

is broader in human populations, covering social or economic characteristics too

Surface Forms

demographic singular
demographics plural

Etymology

The word demographic comes from the Greek word demos meaning 'people' and the ending -graphy meaning 'writing about'. It once meant a description of people, so today a demographic is a specific group of people with shared traits like age or income.