population

/ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/

• Noun
• the number of people who live in a place
1. The world's population has increased greatly.
2. The population of New York City is over eight million.
3. The city has experienced an increase in population.
4. population growth/control
5. a population explosion/boom [=a sudden large increase in the number of people or animals in an area]
• a group of people or animals of a particular kind that live in a place
1. There has been a sharp reduction in the bat population in this region.
2. the rural population of America
3. the educated/Jewish/adult population