Population Shift (Noun)
Meaning
A change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The rural to urban population shift in many countries has significant implications for healthcare, housing, and economic development.
- Studies on aging societies focus on population shifts, as an increase in elderly people has considerable social and economic effects.
- Epidemiologists study the effects of a population shift towards increased rates of obesity, including a heightened risk of various health disorders.
- Analysts report on changes resulting from shifts in a nation's population structure, influencing demand for age-related social programs and labor requirements.
- Concern about long-term water sustainability focuses on global warming-driven shifts that accelerate drought cycles in highly populous arid and semi-arid zones, producing forced human population shifts and socio-economic tensions.