- population
- nounADJECTIVE▪ 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.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
