年齢層(ねんれいそう)

ねんれいそう
noun
age group; age range; age bracket
1. age group; age range; age bracket
A segment of a population defined by age, used in demographics, marketing, and social analysis.
幅広(はばひろ)い年齢層(ねんれいそう)に人気(にんき)がある。
It's popular across a wide range of age groups.
この商品(しょうひん)のターゲットは若(わか)い年齢層(ねんれいそう)だ。
The target for this product is a young age group.
アンケートの結果(けっか)を年齢層(ねんれいそう)ごとに分析(ぶんせき)したところ、世代(せだい)によって意見(いけん)が大(おお)きく異(こと)なることが分(わ)かった。
When we analyzed the survey results by age group, we found that opinions differed significantly across generations.

A compound of 年齢(ねんれい) (age) and 層(そう) (layer; stratum). Commonly used in marketing, media, and social research to describe target demographics. The word 層(そう) conveys the idea of stratified layers within a population.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 幅広(はばひろ)い年齢層(ねんれいそう): wide age range
  • 年齢層(ねんれいそう)が高(たか)い: older demographic
  • 年齢層(ねんれいそう)が低(ひく)い: younger demographic
  • 年齢層(ねんれいそう)別(べつ): by age group

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 世代(せだい): generation — groups defined by birth era rather than current age; carries cultural identity
  • 年代(ねんだい): decade of age; era — can mean "people in their 20s/30s" or a historical period
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