About this career
Demographers study a variety of parameters related with population. They develop, based on their observations, statistical analyses on the evolutions and changes of births, elderly, marriage and divorce, employment, mortality, immigration and related matters.
Essential skills
apply for research funding
apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
apply scientific methods
apply statistical analysis techniques
communicate with a non-scientific audience
conduct research across disciplines
demonstrate disciplinary expertise
develop professional network with researchers and scientists
digital data processing
disseminate results to the scientific community
draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
evaluate research activities
execute analytical mathematical calculations
forecast human population trends
increase the impact of science on policy and society
integrate gender dimension in research
interact professionally in research and professional environments
manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
manage intellectual property rights
manage open publications
manage personal professional development
manage research data
mentor individuals
operate open source software
perform project management
perform scientific research
promote open innovation in research
promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
promote the transfer of knowledge
publish academic research
speak different languages
study human population
synthesise information
think abstractly
use data processing techniques
write scientific publications
Required knowledge
demography
empirical analysis
geography
mathematics
research design
scientific literature
scientific research methodology
statistics
Additional skills
advise legislators
apply blended learning
apply digital mapping
conduct public surveys
develop scientific theories
find trends in geographic data
interview focus groups
manage database
monitor sociological trends
perform market research
teach geography
teach in academic or vocational contexts
use spreadsheets software
write research proposals
multidisciplinary research
quantitative analysis
scientific modelling
sociology
spatial planning
urban planning
Also known as
demography science researcher
demography scientist
demography research scientist
field demographer
demography studies scholar
demography scholar
demography studies research analyst
demography researcher
demography research analyst
demographers
demography analyst
demography studies scientist
demography studies researcher
demography studies analyst
demography studies research scientist