Poblasyon (en. Population)

po-blá-syon

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
noun
The total number of people living in a place.
The population of the country continues to rise.
Ang poblasyon ng bansa ay patuloy na tumataas.
A group of people with a common characteristic or sharing a particular area.
Migrants are part of the local population.
Ang mga migrante ay bahagi ng lokal na poblasyon.
A unit used for the statistics of people in a specific area.
Data about the population is needed for the development plan.
Kailangan ng mga datos tungkol sa poblasyon para sa planong pangkaunlaran.

Etymology

Spanish word: 'población' meaning 'community' or 'people living in a place'

Common Phrases and Expressions

world population
Total number of people worldwide.
poblasyon ng mundo
population in a barangay
Refers to the number of people in a barangay or local community.
poblasyon sa isang barangay

Related Words

demography
The study of population, including its structure, distribution, and trends in change.
demograpiya
migration
The process of people moving from one place to another.
migrasyon

Slang Meanings

People in an area
The new batch of students will add to our population.
Ang bagong batch ng mga estudyante ay madadagdag sa aming poblasyon.
People in the community
We must take care of our population for a better tomorrow.
Dapat nating alagaan ang ating poblasyon para sa mas mabuting bukas.
Group of people
Our population is always low during summer because many go home to the province.
Laging mababa ang aming poblasyon sa tag-init dahil maraming umuuwi sa probinsya.
Crowd of people
Because of the storm, our population at the evacuation center increased.
Dahil sa bagyo, tumaas ang aming poblasyon sa evacuation center.