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Used with nouns:
"
We had a population explosion in the 1950s."
(explosion, boom, increase)
"
There has been a slow population decline in this area."
(decline, decrease, reduction)
"
Some countries use population control."
(control)
"
The population census comes every ten years."
(census, survey)
"
What is causing such a population change in this region?"
(change, movement, shift)
"
The city is studying population size."
(size, levels, density, growth)
"
We do not have accurate population data."
(data, estimates, figures, statistics, trends)
Used with adjectives:
"
World population is growing at a fast rate."
(world, national, state, city, the total)
"
The student population is on the rise."
(student, prison, urban, rural, homeless, immigrant)
"
Our city has a growing population."
(growing, large, small, tiny, huge, diverse)
"
What is the overall population here?"
(overall, total)
"
We have a larger female population."
(female, male, adult, elderly, young)
"
We are concerned for the general population."
(general, human)
Used with verbs:
"
World population is currently at seven billion."
(be: is/am/are, stands)
"
World population has reached seven billion."
(reached, exceeded)
"
Our population doubled."
(doubled, grew, increased, rose, declined, decreased, fell)
Used with prepositions:
"
The population of my town is small."
(of)
