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depopulation

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

noun

  1. the act or process of depopulating a region.


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Other council areas will face Inverclyde's depopulation challenge in the coming years.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Unlike Orban, who waxes lyrical on global politics, Magyar focusses on domestic issues such as healthcare, education, transport and rural depopulation in his speeches.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 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

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

"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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