Population — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the people who inhabit a territory or state

a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pˌɒpjʊlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˌɒpjʊlˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the population seemed to be well fed and clothed
they hired hunters to keep down the deer population
it is an estimate of the mean of the population

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

universe

Parts of Speech

noun	the people who inhabit a territory or state “the population seemed to be well fed and clothed”
noun	a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area “they hired hunters to keep down the deer population”
noun	(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn “it is an estimate of the mean of the population”
noun	the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.) “people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade”
noun	the act of populating (causing to live in a place) “he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals”

Word Forms

populate

verb

inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bevölkerung

die Menschen, die ein Gebiet oder einen Staat bewohnen

🇪🇸Spanish

población

las personas que habitan un territorio o estado

🇮🇹Italian

popolazione

le persone che abitano un territorio o uno stato

🇳🇱Dutch

bevolking

de mensen die een territorium of staat bewonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

população

as pessoas que habitam um território ou estado

🇷🇺Russian

население

люди, населяющие территорию или штат

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जनसंख्या

वे लोग जो किसी क्षेत्र या राज्य में निवास करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

জনসংখ্যা

যে লোকেরা একটি অঞ্চল বা রাজ্যে বাস করে

🇮🇳Tamil

மக்கள் தொகை

ஒரு பிரதேசம் அல்லது மாநிலத்தில் வசிக்கும் மக்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

జనాభా

ఒక భూభాగం లేదా రాష్ట్రంలో నివసించే వ్యక్తులు

🇮🇳Marathi

लोकसंख्या

प्रदेश किंवा राज्यात राहणारे लोक

🇮🇳Gujarati

વસ્તી

જે લોકો પ્રદેશ અથવા રાજ્યમાં વસે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ

ಒಂದು ಪ್ರದೇಶ ಅಥವಾ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಜನರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജനസംഖ്യ

ഒരു പ്രദേശത്ത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സംസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്ന ആളുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਬਾਦੀ

ਉਹ ਲੋਕ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਖੇਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਰਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਸਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

آبادی

وہ لوگ جو کسی علاقے یا ریاست میں رہتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

人口

居住在某个领土或国家的人民

🇯🇵Japanese

人口

領土または州に住む人々

🇰🇷Korean

인구

영토나 주에 거주하는 사람들

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dân số

những người sống ở một lãnh thổ hoặc tiểu bang

🇹🇭Thai

ประชากร

คนที่อาศัยอยู่ในดินแดนหรือรัฐ

🇮🇩Indonesian

populasi

orang-orang yang mendiami suatu wilayah atau negara

🇵🇭Filipino

populasyon

ang mga taong naninirahan sa isang teritoryo o estado

🇲🇾Malay

penduduk

orang yang mendiami sesuatu wilayah atau negeri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سكان

الأشخاص الذين يسكنون إقليمًا أو ولاية

🇮🇷Persian

جمعیت

مردمی که در یک قلمرو یا ایالت ساکن هستند

🇹🇷Turkish

nüfus

bir bölge veya eyalette yaşayan insanlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוּכְלוֹסִיָה

האנשים המאכלסים טריטוריה או מדינה

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