A deme was a subdivision of Athens in ancient Greece.

Deme may also refer to:

• Deme, an alternative name for the municipalities of Greece (Greek: δήμος, dhímos; pl. δήμοι, dhímoi)
• Dèmè, Benin
• Deme (biology), a local population of organisms of one species that actively interbreed with one another and share a distinct gene pool
• DEME, one of the largest dredging companies in the world
• Deme, an Iranian name for the Towers of Silence

People[edit]

• Masanobu Deme (1932–2016), Japanese film director
• József Deme (born 1951), Hungarian Olympic sprint canoeist
• Imre Deme (born 1983), Hungarian football (soccer) player