Synonyms for

Population

Verb / ˌpɑ:pjʌˈleɪʃʌn / Another word for population — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Population refers to the total number of people or organisms living in a particular area.

Synonyms & similar words

universe inhabitants residents citizens society community people folks masses crowd throng multitude horde mob herd flock army force colony settlement village

Synonyms by register

Formal

demographics inhabitants residents body aggregate

Informal

crowd mass throng bunch people

Literary

multitude throng host

Antonyms

individual minority solitary single few part

Common collocations

  • world population
  • population density
  • population growth
  • population control
  • population size
  • urban population
  • native population
  • human population

Word family

noun population
adjective populational

Usage note

Often used to refer to the total number of inhabitants in a specific geographical area. Can also refer to a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area.

Example sentences

  1. The population of our town is growing every year.
  2. The population of elephants in Africa has decreased due to poaching.
  3. The population of bacteria in the petri dish is multiplying quickly.
  4. The population of fish in the lake has declined due to pollution.
  5. The population of monarch butterflies has decreased due to habitat loss.

Quotes

  • The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man. - Thomas Malthus
  • The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about them. When the idea is new, its custodians have fervor, live for it, and if need be, die for it. - Alfred North Whitehead
  • The population problem has no technical solution; it requires a fundamental extension in morality. - Garrett Hardin

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