The total number of people inhabiting a particular area, city, or country. The population of the city has grown rapidly over the past decade.
A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific geographical area and capable of interbreeding. The population of deer in the forest has been steadily increasing.
The act or process of populating an area. The population of the new settlement began with the arrival of the first settlers.
A particular section, group, or type of people or animals living in an area or country. The elderly population in the town is larger than the youth population.
The entire set of items, events, or individuals about which data are collected and from which statistical samples may be drawn (statistics). In the survey, the entire population consisted of all households within the country.