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depopulation

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

noun

  1. the act or process of depopulating a region.


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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

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 • Nov. 6, 2025

"Almost half of our towns are at risk of depopulation," he said in autumn 2024.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

The knowledge of milpa farming empowered many rural farmers to navigate climate changes during the notorious Maya Collapse – two centuries of political disintegration and urban depopulation between A.D.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2024

Absent the extinctions, the encounter between Europe and the Americas might have been equally deadly for both sides—a world in which both hemispheres experienced catastrophic depopulation.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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