population-wise

alternative populationwise

1. not comparableIn terms of a population.

   And while American leaders rarely talk openly about it, they may have geopolitical reasons for not wanting this country to be too much smaller, population-wise, than China.

   2014 November 9, Tyler Cowen, “A Strategy for Rich Countries: Absorb More Immigrants”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2014

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   It’s unlikely that my city will look like western Europe, population-wise. Here, social communities are much more intact . . . When you look at the UK, where even the prime minister or the mayor of London can be from the minority community, or when you look at the German football team — that sort of thing is impossible in Bulgaria.

   2025 February 5, Marton Dunai, Eade Hemingway, quoting Stefan Radev, “The country that emigration left behind”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC

   Seven rural and suburban towns across the state are bucking California’s population loss — each growing more than 25% population-wise over the past 15 years, according to a new analysis by the San Francisco Chronicle.

   2026 July 20, Annie Gaus, “Seven small towns that are booming in California — bucking the exodus trend”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2026