population

7 definitions • 15 examples

all the people living in a particular country, area, or place:

Ten percent of the population lived in poverty.

In 1992 the population of Cairo was approximately 6,500,000.

a growing/shrinking population

Throughout the war, there were horrific casualties among the civilian populations of both countries.

The UN is investigating new methods of population control (= limiting the growth of the number of people).

The country is facing a population explosion (= sudden growth in the number of people).

all the people or animals of a particular type or group who live in one country, area, or place:

There's been a nine percent rise in the prison population (= the number of people in prison).

The dolphin population has been decimated by tuna fishing.

all the people living in a particular country, area, or place:

[ U ] What is the population of Toronto (= how many people live there)?

Population is also used to refer to all the living things of a particular type or group who live in a particular area or environment.

the number of people living in a particular country, area, or town:

a population of 12,000/175,000/13 million, etc. With a population of 2.1 million, it is the country's 25th largest metropolitan area.

We've seen a slow but steady decline in population over the years.

In these countries there is still rapid population growth.

all the people living in a particular country, area, or town:

10% of the population were living in poverty.

all the people or animals of a particular type or group that live in one country, area, or town:

More than half of the world's working population has no formal employment or social security arrangements.

With the restrictions on hunting, deer populations have begun to grow.