人口 (じんこう, jinkou) Japanese meaning: population | KotomoraThe population of Japan is about 125 million.
The population of this town is decreasing year by year.
Usage patterns
〈場所〉の人口が増える／減るfor a place's population to increase/decrease
This town's population is decreasing year by year.
人口が多い／少ないto have a large/small population
India is a country with a large population.
人口を調査するto conduct a population survey/census
The government conducts a population census every five years.
〈場所〉の人口の〈数〉割が〈事〉a certain fraction of a place's population is/does something
Expressions
人口に膾炙するbecome widely known; be on everyone's lips; become common knowledge
Thirty percent of this region's population is 65 or older.
口
world population; global population
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nonresident population; daytime population; visitor population
population distribution
population dynamics; demographic changes
population problem
population increase; population growth
