[, ]all the people who live in a particular area, city or country; the total number of people who live there （地区、国家等的）人口，人口数量◆One third of the world's population consumes two thirds of the world's resources. 世界上三分之一的人口消耗着世界上三分之二的资源。◆The city of Guangzhou has a population of over six million. 广州市的人口超过六百万。◆An estimated twenty per cent of the population are unemployed. 估计有百分之二十的人口失业。
[] a particular group of people living in a particular area 族群；人口◆The textile industry employs a third of the working population. 纺织业雇用了劳动人口的三分之一。◆About six per cent of the adult population do not have a bank account. 大约百分之六的成年人没有银行账户。