- [countable + singular or plural verb, uncountable] all the people who live in a particular area, city or country; the total number of people who live there
- One third of the world’s population consumes/consume two thirds of the world’s resources.
- The country has a total population of 65 million.
- The entire population of the town was at the meeting.
- countries with ageing populations
- Muslims make up 55 per cent of the population.
- an increase in population
- areas of dense/sparse population (= where many/not many people live)
- The population is increasing at about 6 per cent per year.
- population growth/density
Extra Examples- Japan has a population of nearly 130 million.
- India's population growth rate has been more than twice that of China's.
- No reliable population estimates exist.
- The population now stands at about 4 million.
- The population fluctuated between 16 000 and 31 000.
- The general population was against the measures.
- The majority of the population live in these two towns.
- These farmers are relatively poor when compared with the rest of the population.
- The rapid growth of population led to an acute shortage of housing.
- huge population shifts within metropolitan regions
- major population centres along the coast
- research in matters of sexual health and population control
- the population boom which followed World War Two
- Agriculture employs 20 per cent of the country's total population.
- A growing segment of the population is interested in organic products.
- The country is relatively large, measured by population size.
- a population decline/explosion
- demands on the health services from an ageing population
- They claim that GM crops will feed our growing population.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dense
- large
- small
- …
- be something
- stand at something
- reach something
- …
- levels
- size
- density
- …
- a decline in population
- an increase in population
- the growth of population
- …
- [countable + singular or plural verb] a particular group of people or animals living in a particular area
- the adult/student/working population
- the rural/urban population
- The disease is relatively uncommon in the general population.
- The prison population (= the number of people in prison) is continuing to rise.
- He was accused of war crimes against the civilian population.
- Oil spillages are disastrous for fish populations.
Extra Examples- the growing Hispanic population in the United States
- Most of the economically active population is employed in the primary industries.
- The estuary is home to the largest breeding population of birds in Australia.
- natural populations of plants and animals
- 62 per cent of the entire student population qualified for financial assistance.
- This land is sacred to the indigenous population.
- She promised to improve conditions for the local population.
- The policies are aimed at protecting wild cheetah populations.
- Poverty is increasing among the urban population.
- The spray is effective in reducing populations of some perennial weeds.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dense
- large
- small
- …
- be something
- stand at something
- reach something
- …
- levels
- size
- density
- …
- a decline in population
- an increase in population
- the growth of population
- …
- (statistics) a collection of items being statistically analysed
- When populations are small, random events can lead them to behave atypically.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting an inhabited place): from late Latin populatio(n-), from the verb populare, from populus ‘people’.
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