demography
Loading your saved state.
demography
The science concerned with the development, structure, and distribution of populations. It analyzes births, deaths, migration, and age structure.
Die Demographie zeigt, dass die Bevölkerung in Deutschland immer älter wird.
Demography shows that the population in Germany is getting older and older.
The word comes from Greek. It is made up of 'démos' (people) and 'gráphein' (to write, describe). So demography is literally the 'description of the people'.
Die Demographie ist ein wichtiges Feld der Sozialwissenschaften.
Demography is an important field of the social sciences.
The adjective 'demographisch' (demographic) is used very frequently. The combination 'der demographische Wandel' (demographic change) in particular is a fixed expression that you often hear in the news.
Der demographische Wandel stellt die Gesellschaft vor große Herausforderungen.
Demographic change presents society with major challenges.
'Demographie' (demography) is a technical term from science. However, it is also often used in the media and in politics when discussing population development.
Die Politikerin zitierte in ihrer Rede aktuelle Zahlen zur Demographie des Landes.
In her speech, the politician cited current figures on the country's demography.
demography
'die Demographie' and 'die Demografie' mean the same thing as a science: they study how populations develop and how they are composed. The difference is mainly in the spelling. 'Demografie' is the more modern and simpler spelling, while 'Demographie' is the older or more traditional form. Learners can easily confuse the words because their pronunciation and meaning are almost the same. In normal texts, both forms can be understood for the science; the important thing is to keep to one spelling as much as possible within a text.
Im Seminar beschäftigt sich Lena mit Demographie und der Alterung der Gesellschaft.
In the seminar, Lena is studying demography and the aging of society.
Die Demografie zeigt, dass in der Stadt immer mehr ältere Menschen leben.
Demography shows that more and more older people are living in the city.