depopulations
Emptying of regions
Depopulations are instances of populations being drastically reduced or eliminated.
The word usually appears in historical or demographic contexts: the depopulations caused by plague in medieval Europe, forced depopulations during wartime.
A region may suffer depopulation through famine, disease, migration, or deliberate policy.
Deadly epidemic disease
- famineSevere food shortage
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- displacementRemoval from usual location
massacre · ethnic cleansing · conquest · epidemic · Black Death · war casualties · Trail of Tears · Holocaust
Mass departure from somewhere
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- agingGrowing older over time
- rural flightCountryside-to-city population shift
- fertility declineDecreasing reproductive output
Elimination of living spaces
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- ecosystem collapseTotal breakdown of environmental systems
- biodiversity lossReduction in species variety
- overhuntingExcessive wildlife killing
deforestation · coral bleaching · pollinator decline · rewilding · conservation · endangered species · mass die-off · overfishing
Controlling fertility deliberately
- one-child policyMandated single-offspring limit
- birth controlPreventing conception intentionally
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- eugenicsControlled human reproduction theory
Malthusian · contraception · immigration limits · resettlement · zoning · urban planning · relocation programs · austerity measures
plague
Deadly epidemic disease
- famineSevere food shortage
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
displacement · massacre · ethnic cleansing · conquest · epidemic · Black Death · war casualties · Trail of Tears · Holocaust · clearances
exodus
Mass departure from somewhere
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- agingGrowing older over time
- rural flightCountryside-to-city population shift
fertility decline · outmigration · brain drain · abandoned towns · youth exodus
habitat loss
Elimination of living spaces
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- ecosystem collapseTotal breakdown of environmental systems
- biodiversity lossReduction in species variety
overhunting · deforestation · coral bleaching · pollinator decline · rewilding · conservation · endangered species · mass die-off · overfishing · invasive species
family planning
Controlling fertility deliberately
- one-child policyMandated single-offspring limit
- birth controlPreventing conception intentionally
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
eugenics · Malthusian · contraception · immigration limits · resettlement · zoning · urban planning · relocation programs · austerity measures · economic migration
depopulationspopulation growth
Increase in inhabitants over time
repopulations · baby booms · immigrations · influxes · overpopulation
depopulationscolonizations
Establishing control over territories
settlements · resettlements · urbanizations · establishments · repopulations