population group
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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.
target group
A Bevölkerungsgruppe is part of the population described by shared characteristics, regardless of any planned targeting. A Zielgruppe, by contrast, is deliberately selected as the recipient of a product or measure. Depending on the context, the same people can be both.
Junge Erwachsene sind eine wichtige Bevölkerungsgruppe in der neuen Studie.
Young adults are an important population group in the new study.
Junge Erwachsene sind die Zielgruppe der neuen Informationskampagne.
Young adults are the target group for the new information campaign.
