population

(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn.

“it is an estimate of the mean of the population”

A group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area.

“they hired hunters to keep down the deer population”

The act of populating (causing to live in a place).

“he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals”

The number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.).

“people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade”

“the African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing”

The people who inhabit a territory or state.

“the population seemed to be well fed and clothed”