population/͵pɑpjəˋleʃən; ˌpɒpjəˈleIʃ$n or ˌpɒpjʊˈleIʃ$n/n [C]1 the number of people living in an area, a country etc〔地区﹑国家等的〕人口: +of What's the population of Tokyo? 东京人口有多少?India has a population of over 1 billion. 印度人口超过 10 亿。population growth/density a declining rate of population growth 下降的人口增长率 2 all of the people who live in an area〔某一地区的〕全体居民: Most of the world's population live in poverty. 世界上大部分人生活在贫困之中。the male/adult/Jewish etc population (=people in an area who are male, adult etc) 男性/成年/犹太人等人口 Only 30% of the male population have jobs. 男性人口中只有 30% 有工作。