noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ dense , large
▪ small , sparse
▪ overall , total
▪
The country has a total ~ of 65 million.
▪ growing
▪
the growing Hispanic ~ in the United States
▪ global , local , national , world
▪ indigenous , native
▪ immigrant
▪ resident
▪ adult , ageing/aging , elderly , young , youthful
▪ female , male
▪ black , white
▪ Hispanic , Latino , etc.
▪ active , working
▪
Most of the economically active ~ is employed in the primary industries.
▪ student
▪ civil , civilian
▪ prison , school
▪ rural , urban
▪ homeless
▪ general
▪
The general ~ was against the measures.
▪ natural
▪
natural ~s of plants and animals
▪ diverse , heterogeneous
▪
a diverse ~ of over 100 nationalities
▪ human
▪
plagues that can destroy human ~s
▪ bird , fish , plant , etc.
▪ breeding
▪
The estuary is home to the largest breeding ~ of birds in Australia.
POPULATION + VERB
▪ be sth , stand at sth
▪
The ~ now stands at about 4 million.
▪ reach sth
▪ exceed sth
▪ double , grow , increase , rise
▪ fluctuate
▪
The ~ fluctuated between 16 000 and 31 000.
▪ decline , decrease , dwindle , fall , shrink
▪ comprise sth , consist of sth
▪ inhabit , live , reside
▪
The majority of the ~ lives in these two towns.
▪
A quarter of the ~ was residing in rural areas.
▪ age
▪
As ~s age, funding retirement becomes more expensive.
POPULATION + NOUN
▪ levels , size
▪ density
▪ data , estimate , figures , projections , statistics , trends
▪
No reliable ~ estimates exist.
▪ study
▪ growth , increase
▪
India's ~ growth rate has been more than twice that of China's.
▪ boom , explosion
▪
the ~ boom which followed World War Two
▪ decline , decrease , loss , reduction
▪ change , movement , shift
▪
the major factors of ~ change
▪
huge ~ shifts within metropolitan regions
▪ control
▪
research in matters of sexual health and ~ control
▪ census , survey
▪ centre/center
▪
major ~ centres/centers along the coast
PHRASES
▪ a decline in ~ , an increase in ~
▪ the growth of ~
▪
The rapid growth of ~ led to an acute shortage of housing.
▪ per head of ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
The income per head of ~ was under £1 000 per annum.