depopulation
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The government is trying to stem the flow of people to the cities -- both to ease pressure on the urban centres and stem rural depopulation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Migrants have helped to enrich our living standards and helped ward off depopulation trends that threaten other wealthy countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
He added that changes in land use, such as an increase in rewilding as well as rural depopulation, were also contributory factors.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
Like many Scottish islands, the island is struggling with depopulation with retirees making up a large proportion of the residents.
From BBC ● May 5, 2025
"We can make of the historical record that there was depopulation and movement of people from internecine warfare and diseases," he said to me.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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