Population World’s People Million Thirds Resources Muslims Make

• one third of the world’s population consumes/consume two thirds of the world’s resources.
• the entire population of the town was at the meeting.
• countries with ageing populations
• muslims make up 55% of the population.

population

1. 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 entire population of the town was at the meeting.
• countries with ageing populations
• Muslims make up 55% 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 year.
• Japan has a population of nearly 130 million.
• to control population growth
• population density
2. a particular group of people or animals living in a particular area
• the adult/working/rural, etc. population of the country
• The prison population (= the number of people in prison) is continuing to rise.
• Oil spillages are disastrous for fish populations.

Extra Examples

• As populations age, funding retirement becomes more expensive.
• India’s population growth rate has been more than twice that of China’s.
• Most of the economically active population is employed in the primary industries.
• No reliable population estimates exist.
• The country has a total population of 65 million.
• The estuary is home to the largest breeding population of birds in Australia.
• The general population was against the measures.
• The general population was in favour of the National Health Service.
• The income per head of population was under £1 000 per annum.
• The majority of the population live in these two towns.
• The population fluctuated between 16 000 and 31 000.
• The population now stands at about 4 million.
• The rapid growth of population led to an acute shortage of housing.
• a diverse population of over 100 nationalities
• huge population shifts within metropolitan regions
• major population centres along the coast
• natural populations of plants and animals
• plagues that can destroy human populations
• research in matters of sexual health and population control
• the growing Hispanic population in the United States
• the major factors of population change
• the population boom which followed World War Two
• Japan has a very high population density.
• Muslims make up 55% of the population.
• Nigeria has a population of nearly 100 million.
• One third of the world’s population consumes two thirds of the world’s resources.
• These farmers are relatively poor when compared with the rest of the population.

Word Origin

• late 16th cent. (denoting an inhabited place): from late Latin populatio(n-), from the verb populare, from populus ‘people’.