underpopulation

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noun

Insufficient population.

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Meanings

noununderpopulation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableInsufficient population.

    “Panicology” considers the evidence on both sides of a large number of worries that have beset the industrialized world in modern times, including the “population crisis” (now one of underpopulation that threatens the wealth and health of aging populations in countries like Italy and Russia)[…]

    2009 May 19, Jane E. Brody, “The Slippery Slope From Fear to Panic”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2012

Origin

From under- + population.

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APA

underpopulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underpopulation

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“underpopulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underpopulation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underpopulation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underpopulation.

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