What does population in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word population in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use population in French.

The word population in French means population, population, population centre, at-risk population, population at risk, working population, growing population, world population, census, ageing of the population. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word population

population

nom féminin (habitant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La population française est en augmentation.
The French population is growing.

population

nom féminin (groupe de gens à caractères communs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La population de cette ville est plutôt âgée.

population centre

nom masculin (zone fortement peuplé) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

at-risk population, population at risk

nom féminin (population exposée à un risque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

working population

nom féminin (personnes en âge de travailler)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

growing population

nom féminin (population en nette augmentation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

world population

nom féminin (nombre d'humains sur Terre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La population mondiale est estimée à 6 milliards d'habitants.

census

nom masculin (décompte de la population)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les recensements de la population apportent de nombreuses informations statistiques.

ageing of the population

nom masculin (phénomène démographique) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La baisse de la natalité traduit un vieillissement de la population.

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