Definitions

1. noun

The total number of people living in a particular area or country.

“The country’s population is expected to double in the next 20 years.”

2. noun

All the people inhabiting a particular area or region, considered as a unit.

“The population of the city is very diverse.”

3. noun

The total number of individuals of a particular species or type of organism living in a particular area or at a particular time.

“The population of the forest is being monitored to assess the health of the ecosystem.”

4. verb

To inhabit or be inhabited by a large number of people or organisms.

“The island is being populated by a growing community of artists.”