Meaning & use
demographer
A person who studies the statistics of human populations, such as births, deaths, and migration.
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The demographer predicted that the country's population would begin shrinking within two decades.
Demographers use census data to track how a region's population is changing over time.
A note on using this word
Demographers work with large-scale population trends, distinguishing their work from sociologists, who focus more on social behavior and structures.
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