population decrease
Fewer people remaining
Population decrease is a decline in the number of people living in a given area over time.
The decrease may result from falling birth rates, rising death rates, emigration, or some combination: Rural counties experienced population decrease as young people moved to cities.
Also called population decline.
- species extinctionPermanent end of a lineage
- mortalityState of eventual death
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- labor shortagesInsufficient workforce availability
- school closuresEnding of classroom instruction
vacancy · habitat loss · economic recession · conservation efforts · overhunting · social isolation · deforestation · pollution · disease outbreaks · urban decay · abandoned buildings · ghost towns · rust belt · public health campaigns · invasive species · birth rate decline · silence · dust
population decreasepopulation growth
Increase in inhabitants over time
baby boom · population explosion · population boom · growing population · repopulation
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