poblacional

population-related

adjective poh-blah-syoh-NAHL Less Common

Usage Note

Poblacional is a technical adjective used in demography and social sciences, meaning 'relating to population'. It is rarely used in everyday speech; you are more likely to encounter it in news reports or academic writing: crecimiento poblacional (population growth), densidad poblacional (population density).

Examples

"El crecimiento poblacional fue rápido."

Natural Translation

Population growth was rapid.

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