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The total number of inhabitants living in a particular geographic area, such as a city, a country, or the whole world.
Die Bevölkerungszahl Deutschlands liegt bei über 83 Millionen Menschen.
Germany's population is over 83 million people.
The word is made up of three parts: 'Bevölkerung' (population), the linking element '-s-', and 'Zahl' (number). So it literally means the 'number of the population' and is therefore easy to understand.
Die Bevölkerungszahl der Stadt ist in den letzten Jahren stark gewachsen.
The city's population has grown sharply in recent years.
In connection with 'Bevölkerungszahl' (population figure), verbs that describe a change are often used. Typical ones are: die Bevölkerungszahl steigt (the population rises), sinkt (falls), wächst (grows), or geht zurück (declines).
Prognosen sagen, dass die Bevölkerungszahl in dieser Region sinken wird.
Forecasts say that the population in this region will decline.
To name the geographic area, you usually use the preposition 'von' or the genitive. For example: 'die Bevölkerungszahl von China' (the population of China) or 'Chinas Bevölkerungszahl' (China's population).
Wie hoch ist die Bevölkerungszahl von Tokio?
What is the population of Tokyo?
This word belongs to formal language and is mainly used in news reports, statistics, academic texts, and official contexts.
Der offizielle Bericht enthält die genaue Bevölkerungszahl zum Stichtag 31. Dezember.
The official report contains the exact population as of the reference date, December 31.
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'die Bevölkerung' and 'die Bevölkerungszahl' are closely related, but they do not mean the same thing. 'die Bevölkerung' refers to the people themselves who live in an area. 'die Bevölkerungszahl' is the number of those people. They can be confused because both talk about inhabitants. The difference is important in practice: a population can live, vote, grow, or be informed. A population figure can rise, fall, or appear in a statistic.
Die Bevölkerungszahl ist im letzten Jahr deutlich gestiegen.
The population figure rose significantly last year.
Die Bevölkerung der Stadt braucht mehr Wohnungen.
The city's population needs more housing.