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人口統計 (じんこうとうけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

人じん口こう統とう計けい

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Meanings

1

noun

population statistics; demographics

Refers to statistical data about a population, such as birth rates, death rates, and migration. Used in academic, governmental, and news contexts.

最さい新しんの人じん口こう統とう計けいによると、日本にほんの人じん口こうは減げん少しょうしている。
According to the latest population statistics, Japan's population is declining.
この地

ち

域いき

の

人じん

口こう

統とう

計けい

を

分ぶん

析せき

する

必ひつ

要よう

が

ある

。

We need to analyze the demographics of this region.

Kanji

人person
口mouth
統overall, relationship, ruling
計plot, plan, scheme

Similar words

統とう計けい
統計 is a broader term for 'statistics' in general, while 人口統計 specifically refers to population-related statistics.
人じん口こう動どう態たい
人口動態 emphasizes population dynamics and changes over time, often used in demographic studies, whereas 人口統計 focuses on the statistical data itself.

Etymology

Compound of 人口 (population) and 統計 (statistics). The kanji 人 means 'person', 口 originally 'mouth' but here used as a counter for people, 統 means 'overall' or 'unify', and 計 means 'measure' or 'plan'.