“Demographist” ba kalmar da aka saba amfani da ita ba ce a Turancin zamani, kuma ba a jera ta a mafi yawan ƙamus na yau da kullun ba. zuwa ga mutumin da ya yi nazarin kididdigar yawan jama'a, kamar adadin haihuwa da mutuwa, shekaru da rarraba jinsi, yanayin ƙaura, da sauran abubuwan alƙaluma. Masu nazarin alƙaluma suna amfani da wannan bayanin don nazarin yanayin yawan jama'a da yin hasashe game da ci gaban yawan jama'a da sauye-sauye a nan gaba.Don haka, ana iya la'akari da "masanin alƙaluma" a matsayin ma'ana ga "masanin alƙaluma".