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demographics

UK/ˌdɛməˈɡɹæfɪks/US/ˌdɛməˈɡɹæfɪks/
nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #10,738 of 15,258mostly written

Demographics are the make-up of a population by age, income and so on. Changing demographics, the demographics of the audience, study the demographics.

In advertising it means the group a product is aimed at, so a broadcaster talks about reaching a younger demographic. The plural is normal, and the singular demographic is now used for one such group.

Definitions of demographics

  1. 1noundemographicsThe make-up of a population by age, income and so on.B2+

    “The town's demographics have changed, with more young families moving in.”

demographics is a make-up.

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