Population

Definition 1
All the people or inhabitants live in a particular geographical area (a country or region). This concept also can be the total number of cases with a particular characteristic in research.

Example
I came from China, the country currently has the most population in the world. As of November 2019, China’s population stands at 1.435 billion, and its 2020 population is estimated at 1.439 billion. China population is equivalent to 18.47% of the total world population.

Representation: Somehow, we can predict the future according to the population trends, unless there’s going to have many tremendous natural disasters or a World War 3.

Source: World Population Between Year 1800-2100

Definition 2
The total number of individuals in a defined area, with the population growth based on an appeal to the location.

This is connected to me because I live in an area that is constantly getting rebuilt to accommodate the new influx of people. It seems like every day a new Apartment building is being constructed.

Photo of large apartment building with tree in front

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