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• n  a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.)
• a  of or relating to demography
  demographic surveys

• Eventually governments will have to grapple with the inexorable demographic development that senior citizens will outstrip the young population.
• Demographic imbalance threatens to hamstring growth and widen inequality.
• The demographic trends of the restaurant's clientele has changed over the last two years.

News & Articles

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• From Demographic Boom To Dependency Bust
  The economic and asset bubble in Japan burst in 1990, at roughly the same time as its demographic structure reached a tipping point . As UBS' George Magnus notes, the working age population began to fall, marking the start of a relentless rise in both the total and old age dependency ratios; and, he adds, a comparable phenomenon occurred in the US and Europe between 2005-2010. On current trends ...
  June 19, 2013 - Zero Hedge
• MySpace Buzz Showing Signs Of Life Amid Relaunch
  MySpace is supporting its fresh design for 2013 with a $20 million ad campaign aimed at millenials ? and the young demographic has responded with an early but modest uptick in perception this year.
  June 19, 2013 - Forbes
• Sen. Lindsey Graham: GOP facing 'demographic death spiral'
  Sen. Lindsey Graham said that the Republican Party needed to pass more pro-immigrant policies — and quickly, because the GOP was facing a "demographic death spiral." He made the comments on a Sunday talk show, when he also said he favored Gov. Jeb Bush to run for president in 2016. ...
  June 17, 2013 - The Washington Times

Quotes

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• Jeff Zucker in Minneapolis Star Tribune
  The acquisition of Oxygen "increases our foothold in the advertiser-coveted young, upscale, female demographic," NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker said in a statement.
• Anthony Kennedy in Raw Story
  Justice Anthony Kennedy agreed with the ruling while stressing that race could still be used by school admissions boards "but other demographic factors, plus special talents and needs, should also be considered."
• Henry Paulson in Los Angeles Times
  If we do not take action soon, the coming demographic bulge will compromise the programs' ability to support people who depend on them,said Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr., one of four high-ranking government officials who serve as...