depopulation

American  

[dee-pahp-yuh-lay-shuhn] / diˌpɑp yəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of depopulating a region.

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Example Sentences

Migrants have helped to enrich our living standards and helped ward off depopulation trends that threaten other wealthy countries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Both had emigrated to Australia, part of a wave of rural depopulation as farm workers were replaced by mechanisation.

From BBC

Rural depopulation has also blurred traditional boundaries between towns and bear habitats, encouraging bears to expand their habitats towards residential areas, according to researchers.

From Barron's

Across Southern and Eastern Europe, rural depopulation is also contributing to the intense wildfires, Mr Keeping added.

From BBC

He added that changes in land use, such as an increase in rewilding as well as rural depopulation, were also contributory factors.

From BBC