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population group
A part of the total population defined by shared characteristics such as age, origin, religion, or social status.
Die Studie untersucht das Wahlverhalten verschiedener Bevölkerungsgruppen.
The study examines the voting behavior of different population groups.
The word is composed of 'die Bevölkerung' (the population) and 'die Gruppe' (the group), connected by an '-s-'. So it literally means a 'group of the population'.
Jede Bevölkerungsgruppe hat ihre eigenen Traditionen.
Every population group has its own traditions.
This term is used mainly in formal, academic, or journalistic texts, especially in sociology, politics, and statistics.
Die Studie analysiert die Einkommensverteilung innerhalb verschiedener Bevölkerungsgruppen.
The study analyzes income distribution within different population groups.
The word is often described more precisely by adjectives such as 'soziale' (social), 'ethnische' (ethnic), 'bestimmte' (certain), or 'einzelne' (individual). A typical verb is 'angehören' (to belong to a population group).
Die neuen Regelungen betreffen vor allem einkommensschwache Bevölkerungsgruppen.
The new regulations mainly affect low-income population groups.
population
'die Bevölkerung' and 'die Bevölkerungsgruppe' both have to do with the people in an area. The important difference is: 'die Bevölkerung' means all inhabitants together. 'die Bevölkerungsgruppe' means only one part of them, for example people of the same age, the same origin, or a similar social position. Learners may confuse the words because they look very similar. A practical tip: if you are talking about all inhabitants, use 'Bevölkerung'. If you mean a specific group within those inhabitants, use 'Bevölkerungsgruppe'.
Ältere Menschen sind eine Bevölkerungsgruppe, die besonders gute medizinische Hilfe braucht.
Older people are a population group that needs especially good medical care.
Nach dem Sturm wurde die Bevölkerung über das Radio gewarnt.
After the storm, the population was warned over the radio.