demography
/dɪˈmɒɡrəfi/noun
उच्चारण डिमॉग्रफ़ी
जनसांख्यिकी, जनसंख्या का अध्ययन
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the study of human populations, including their size, growth, age, movement and the reasons for changes in them
जनसांख्यिकी, जनसंख्या का अध्ययन
- Census data are the raw material of demography.
- India's demography is young: half the population is under thirty.
- She chose to study demography to understand why cities grow so quickly.
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- Changes in demography affect the number of schools a state needs.
- A course in demography teaches students how to read census figures.
◇Word family
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de·mog·ra·phy
⌂Word origin and word building
Demo- means people: democracy (rule by the people), epidemic (upon the people), demagogue (a leader who stirs up the people).
Demo- का अर्थ लोग है: democracy (जनता का शासन), epidemic (लोगों पर), demagogue (जनता को भड़काने वाला नेता)।
-graphy means writing or study.
-graphy का अर्थ लेखन या अध्ययन है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The statistical study of population; the expert is a demographer.
'जनसंख्या का सांख्यिकीय अध्ययन' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; विशेषज्ञ demographer है।
General knowledge
The demographic dividend (the advantage of a large working-age population); demographic transition.
Demographic dividend (बड़ी कामकाजी आबादी का लाभ); demographic transition।