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Topic: population
Definition:

  • the people who inhabit a territory or state
  • "the population seemed to be well fed and clothed" a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
  • "they hired hunters to keep down the deer population" (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
  • "it is an estimate of the mean of the population" the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)
  • "people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade"
  • "the African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing" the act of populating (causing to live in a place)
  • "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"

    Related tag cloud:

  • environment
  • statistics
  • education
  • demographics
  • economy
  • health
  • reproductive health
  • research
  • census
  • development
  • family planning
  • labour
  • demography
  • overpopulation
  • agriculture
  • industry
  • data
  • mineral production
  • per capita
  • transport
  • gdp
    • Resources:

    Population Index
    First published in 1935, a primary reference tool to the world's population literature. Offers a searchable annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials .
    http://popindex.princeton.edu/

    Population Reference Bureau
    Data and analysis on international and U.S. population trends and issues such as environment, HIV/AIDS, and reproductive health.
    http://www.prb.org/

    ibiblio
    A collaboration of the Center for the Public Domain and The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill to provide public domain material, organised by subject and UDC (Universal Decimal Classification) including journals, ebooks and a special collection of linux programs and documentation.
    http://www.ibiblio.org

    The Population Council
    Organization seeking to improve the wellbeing and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world, and to help achieve a humane, equitable and sustainable balance between people and resources.
    http://www.popcouncil.org/