depopulation
noun [ U ] uk/diːˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ us/diːˌpɑː.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
人口减少，人口衰减
the action of causing a country or area to have fewer people living in it
rural depopulation/depopulation of the rural areas 农村人口减少/农村地区人口减少
Closure of rural schools will accelerate depopulation. 关闭农村学校将加速人口衰减。
See: depopulate
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- After decades of depopulation, our cities are undergoing a second renaissance.
- The depopulation of Ireland continued for more than a century.
- cities that have suffered depopulation