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Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume

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Latest revision as of 08:31, 5 February 2010

Maximum population  (MAXIMUM population)


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...