Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume

Minimum population (MINIMUM population)

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Section	English 904	Arabic 904	Czech 904	German 904	Spanish 904	French 904	Italian 904	Japanese 904	Portuguese 904	Russian 904	Chinese 904
904-1	maximum population —carrying capacity	حد الأقصى للسكان—سعة السكانية	maximální populace —populační maximum	Bevölkerungsmaximum —Tragfähigkeit	población máxima	population maximale	massimo di popolazione	極大人口 —人口扶養力	máximo populacional —capacidade de subsistência	Максимальное население —Потенциальная емкость	最高人口 —承载能力
904-2	minimum population	حد الأدنى للسكان	minimální populace —populační minimum	Bevölkerungsminimum	población mínima	population minimale	minimo di popolazione	極小人口	mínimo populacional	Минимальное население	最低人口
904-3	group survival	بقاء الجماعة	přežití skupiny	überleben als Gruppe	sobrevivencia del grupo	survie du groupe	sopravvivenza del gruppo	集団の生存	grupo de sobrevivência	Выживание группы	集体生存

The maximum population ¹ of a territory, sometimes called its carrying capacity ¹, is generally understood in an absolute sense to mean the largest number of persons that could be sustained under specified conditions; but is sometimes used to denote the largest number that could be supported at an assumed standard of living. Conversely, the minimum population ² is generally taken to be the smallest number of persons in an area which is consistent with group survival ³. More...