demographic

Intermediatezipf 3.92

Pronunciation

/ˌdɛməˈɡræfɪk/(dem-uh-GRAF-ik)

Part of speech

adjective / nounneutral

Chinese

(adj) 人口统计的 (n) 人口群体;目标受众

Definition

(adj) Relating to the structure of populations. (n) A particular sector of a population, especially as a target market.

Word family

  • demographics/ˌdɛməˈɡræfɪks/(n)人口统计数据
  • demography/dɪˈmɒɡrəfi/(n)人口学

Collocations

  • demographic shift
  • target demographic
  • demographic data
  • demographic trends
  • key demographic

Examples

  1. 1.The ageing demographic in Japan poses major challenges for the pension system. (population structure)
  2. 2.The streaming service tailored its content to capture the 18-to-34 demographic. (target audience)

Synonyms

  • population segment (descriptive)
  • target audience (marketing context)

Etymology

from Greek "demos" (people) + "graphein" (to write) — writing/describing populations