demographer

[ dih-mog-ruh-fer ]

noun

1. a person who specializes in the study of vital and social statistics, as the number of births, deaths, diseases, or marriages in a population:

   Some demographers project a world population of 9 billion by 2050.

Word History and Origins

Origin of demographer¹

First recorded in 1875–80; demograph(y) ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

Example Sentences

“But I will say that Michel is a very careful demographer and he wouldn’t just make one up.”

From Science Magazine

Significantly, the map displays what demographers have previously noted: Unlike other major American cities, L.A.’s racial and ethnic groups are more likely to encounter each other because we don’t huddle with just our own.

From Los Angeles Times

After consulting with demographers from the Census Bureau, Los Angeles County demographers and the Population Reference Bureau, the analysis was limited to tracts using data from the 2000 and 2022 ACS.

From Los Angeles Times

Many demographers worried the new method would degrade the quality of census data, which are used not just for academic studies, but also for drawing congressional districts and allocating federal funds.

From Science Magazine

“These forces form the prime reasons for the return to positive population growth,” state demographer Walter Schwarm told me in an email.

From Los Angeles Times