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marriage
thumb|The symbol for marriage, often used in genealogy
population density
measurement of population per unit area or unit volume
demography
alt=The Demography of the World Population from 1950 to 2100. Data source: United Nations — World Population Prospects 2017|thumb|350x350px|The Demography of the World Population from 1950 to 2100. Data source: United Nations — World Population Prospects 2017
human migration
movement of people for resettlement
generation
thumb|upright=1.1|Four generations of one family: a baby boy, his mother, his maternal grandmother, and his maternal great-grandmother. (2008)
metropolis
thumb|upright=1.35|New York City|New York has garnered the nickname Metropolis to describe the city in the daytime in popular culture, contrasting with Gotham, sometimes used to describe New York at night. thumb|upright=1.35|Skyline of Jakarta, the world's most populous metropolis thumb|upright=1.35|Skyline of London, which was once the [[metropole of the British Empire]]
population
ensemble of individuals of a species in an area, or their number
fertility
Fertility in colloquial terms refers the ability to have offspring. In demographic contexts, fertility refers to the actual production of offspring, rather than the physical capability to reproduce, which is termed fecundity. The fertility rate is the average number of children born during an individual's lifetime. In medicine, fertility refers to the ability to have children, and infertility refers to difficulty in reproducing naturally. In general, infertility or subfertility in humans is defined as not being able to conceive a child after one year (or longer) of unprotected sex. The antithe
life expectancy
statistical measure of how long a person or organism may live, based on factors of their life
mortality rate
measure of the number of deaths in a population from a given cause, scaled by population, in a set period of time
maternal death
death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy
market segmentation
process of dividing a broad consumer market into sub-groups with shared characteristics
population pyramid
graphical illustration showing distribution of age groups in a population
NEET
thumb|upright=1.9|Percentage of NEETs among 15- to 24-year-olds (International Labour Organization|ILO data, 2023)
Great Replacement conspiracy theory
The Great Replacement, also known as replacement theory or great replacement theory, is a debunked white nationalist far-right conspiracy theory coined by French author Renaud Camus. Camus's theory states that, with the complicity or cooperation of "replacist" elites, the ethnic French and white European populations are deliberately being replaced by non-white peoples—especially from Muslim-majority countries—through mass migration, demographic growth and a drop in the birth rate of white Europeans. Since then, similar claims have been advanced in other national contexts, notably in the United States. A consensus of academic scholars have dismissed these claims of a conspiracy of "replacist" elites as rooted in a misunderstanding of demographic statistics and premised upon an unscientific, racist worldview.
actuarial science
discipline that applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in the insurance and finance industries
Global North and Global South
socio-economic and political divide
child mortality
death rate of infants and young children
digital native
person who has grown up in the digital age
cohort
in statistics, marketing and demography, a group of subjects who share a defining characteristic
historical demography
quantitative study of human population in the past
fecundity
Fecundity is a descriptor of productivity that can be defined in multiple ways; including the capability to produce offspring. It may refer to the level of fertility of human, animal, and organic life as measured by the number of gametes (eggs), seed set, or asexual propagules. Additionally, it is the potential for reproduction of a recorded population as opposed to a sole organism.
crisis of the late Middle Ages
famines, plagues, political instabilities and religious upheavals in 14–15th century Europe
gestational age
measure of the age of a pregnancy
human sex ratio
ratio of males to females in a population
demographics of sexual orientation
information about types and differences of sexual orientation worldwide
cleavage
sociological concept
remarriage
Remarriage is a marriage that takes place after a previous marital union has ended, as through divorce or widowhood. Some individuals are more likely to remarry than others; the likelihood can differ based on previous relationship status (e.g. divorced vs. widowed), level of interest in establishing a new romantic relationship, gender, culture, and age among other factors. Those who choose not to remarry may prefer alternative arrangements like cohabitation or living apart together. Remarriage also provides mental and physical health benefits. However, although remarried individuals tend to ha
Sector model
model of urban land use proposed in 1939
divorce demography
Statistics on divorces by country/region
list of national and international statistical services
Wikimedia list article
population projection
forecast of the future population development
living apart together
living arrangement
demographic dividend
economic benefits of demographic transition
technology adoption lifecycle
sociological model that describes the adoption or acceptance of a new product or innovation
center of population
in demography, the geographical point that describes the centerpoint of a specific area's population
Gompertz function
asymmetric sigmoid function
Longevity myths
myths related to longevity
preventable causes of death
causes of death related to risk factors which could have been avoided
Demographic-economic paradox
Net cafe refugee
homeless people in Japan sheltering in 24-hr cafes
Twixter
Twixter is a neologism that describes a new generation of young adults in the United States and other industrialized countries who are trapped, in a sense, betwixt (between) adolescence and adulthood. This Western neologism is somewhat analogous to the Japanese term parasite single. The Twixter phenomenon was discussed in the 2005 issue of Time.
Hellin's law
slacker
A slacker is someone who habitually avoids work or lacks work ethic.
demographics
REDIRECT Demography
live birth
the event that a fetus is born alive with heartbeats or respiration
Lexis diagram
diagram used in demographics
population of the Byzantine Empire
population health
the study of health outcomes for groups of individuals
auto-segregation
Self-segregation or auto-segregation is the separation of a religious, ethnic, or racial group from other groups in a country by the group itself naturally. This usually results in decreased social interactions between different ethnic, racial or religious groups and can be classed as a form of social exclusion.
demographics of the world
global human population statistics
epidemiological transition
term in demography and medical geography of developing countries in particular, relating to an older population
age adjustment
technique used to compare populations with different age profiles
shrinking city
dense city that has experienced notable population loss
Desakota
thumb|Satellite image of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region: The urbanized areas on the edges and along the arterial roads are desakota spaces. thumb|An urban fringe village located in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, China. Baiyun is well known by the locals as a desakota area in [[Guangzhou.]]
vital statistics
statistics on live births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages and divorces
mid-20th century baby boom
baby boom which occurred after World War II
White demographic decline
population decrease of Whites proportionate to the total population
Replacement migration
migration to avoid lowering population
demographic threat
term used in political conversation or demography