population

population
noun
ADJECTIVE
dense, large
small, sparse
overall, total

The country has a total population of 65 million.

growing

the growing Hispanic population in the United States

global, local, national, world
indigenous, native
immigrant
resident
adult, ageing/aging, elderly, young, youthful
female, male
black, white
Hispanic, Latino, etc.
active, working

Most of the economically active population is employed in the primary industries.

student
civil, civilian
prison, school
rural, urban
homeless
general

The general population was against the measures.

natural

natural populations of plants and animals

diverse, heterogeneous

a diverse population of over 100 nationalities

human

plagues that can destroy human populations

bird, fish, plant, etc.
breeding

The estuary is home to the largest breeding population of birds in Australia.

POPULATION + VERB
be sth, stand at sth

The population now stands at about 4 million.

reach sth
exceed sth
double, grow, increase, rise
fluctuate

The population fluctuated between 16 000 and 31 000.

decline, decrease, dwindle, fall, shrink
comprise sth, consist of sth
inhabit, live, reside

The majority of the population lives in these two towns.

A quarter of the population was residing in rural areas.

age

As populations age, funding retirement becomes more expensive.

POPULATION + NOUN
levels, size
density
data, estimate, figures, projections, statistics, trends

No reliable population estimates exist.

study
growth, increase

India's population growth rate has been more than twice that of China's.

boom, explosion

the population boom which followed World War Two

decline, decrease, loss, reduction
change, movement, shift

the major factors of population change

huge population shifts within metropolitan regions

control

research in matters of sexual health and population control

census, survey
centre/center

major population centres/centers along the coast

PHRASES
a decline in population, an increase in population
the growth of population

The rapid growth of population led to an acute shortage of housing.

per head of population (esp. BrE)

The income per head of population was under £1 000 per annum.


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  • Population — Pop u*la tion, n. [L. populatio: cf. F. population.] 1. The act or process of populating; multiplication of inhabitants. [1913 Webster] 2. The whole number of people, or inhabitants, in a country, or portion of a country; as, a population of ten… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Population — steht für: fachsprachlich veraltet: Bevölkerung eine Gruppe von Individuen einer Art (Tiere und Pflanzen), die zur gleichen Zeit am selben Ort leben und sich miteinander fortpflanzen können, siehe Population (Biologie) in der Statistik für die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • population — population. См. популяция. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Population — (v. lat.), 1) Bevölkerung, s.d.; 2) die gesammten Einwohner eines Landes, einer Provinz od. eines Ortes. Daher Populationistik, Bevölkerungsstatistik, s. u. Bevölkerung B); Populationisten, in England Gegner des Malthus, welcher gegen die… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Population — (spätlat.), Bevölkerung …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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  • population — populational, adj. populationless, adj. /pop yeuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area. 2. the body of inhabitants of a place: The population of the city opposes the addition of… …   Universalium

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