Is there any difference between 'world population' and 'world's population'? [on hold]





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So this afternoon when I was doing my grammar homework, I realised that there is 2 reasonable answers for 1 question. It is 'The world population....' and 'The world's population.....'. I asked my teacher and he said the answer was the 'the world's population', but he didn't really know why that is the answer. So I just want to figure this out. Please help me!






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So this afternoon when I was doing my grammar homework, I realised that there is 2 reasonable answers for 1 question. It is 'The world population....' and 'The world's population.....'. I asked my teacher and he said the answer was the 'the world's population', but he didn't really know why that is the answer. So I just want to figure this out. Please help me!






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    You should give the question so we have the context
    – Mitch
    2 days ago










  • The Ngram indicates similar usage for both expressions and no difference between AmE and BrE. (Click on 'search lots of books', please - the Ngram is being silly.)
    – Nigel J
    2 days ago
















  • 2




    You should give the question so we have the context
    – Mitch
    2 days ago










  • The Ngram indicates similar usage for both expressions and no difference between AmE and BrE. (Click on 'search lots of books', please - the Ngram is being silly.)
    – Nigel J
    2 days ago










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You should give the question so we have the context
– Mitch
2 days ago




You should give the question so we have the context
– Mitch
2 days ago












The Ngram indicates similar usage for both expressions and no difference between AmE and BrE. (Click on 'search lots of books', please - the Ngram is being silly.)
– Nigel J
2 days ago






The Ngram indicates similar usage for both expressions and no difference between AmE and BrE. (Click on 'search lots of books', please - the Ngram is being silly.)
– Nigel J
2 days ago












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The ‘world population’ is the total number of people making up the population of the world, now.



The “world’s population” - is the population that ‘the world’ possesses or has.



I would use ‘world population’ to talk about the total number of people - as in: ‘the world population is currently 7.7 billion.’



I would use ‘world’s population’ to talk about attributes that the ‘population ‘owned’ by ‘the world’ has.



As in: “The world’s population includes 3.97 people that live in just 7 countries”.



It’s a subtle distinction.



https://www.definitions.net/definition/world+population






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    The ‘world population’ is the total number of people making up the population of the world, now.



    The “world’s population” - is the population that ‘the world’ possesses or has.



    I would use ‘world population’ to talk about the total number of people - as in: ‘the world population is currently 7.7 billion.’



    I would use ‘world’s population’ to talk about attributes that the ‘population ‘owned’ by ‘the world’ has.



    As in: “The world’s population includes 3.97 people that live in just 7 countries”.



    It’s a subtle distinction.



    https://www.definitions.net/definition/world+population






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      The ‘world population’ is the total number of people making up the population of the world, now.



      The “world’s population” - is the population that ‘the world’ possesses or has.



      I would use ‘world population’ to talk about the total number of people - as in: ‘the world population is currently 7.7 billion.’



      I would use ‘world’s population’ to talk about attributes that the ‘population ‘owned’ by ‘the world’ has.



      As in: “The world’s population includes 3.97 people that live in just 7 countries”.



      It’s a subtle distinction.



      https://www.definitions.net/definition/world+population






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        The ‘world population’ is the total number of people making up the population of the world, now.



        The “world’s population” - is the population that ‘the world’ possesses or has.



        I would use ‘world population’ to talk about the total number of people - as in: ‘the world population is currently 7.7 billion.’



        I would use ‘world’s population’ to talk about attributes that the ‘population ‘owned’ by ‘the world’ has.



        As in: “The world’s population includes 3.97 people that live in just 7 countries”.



        It’s a subtle distinction.



        https://www.definitions.net/definition/world+population






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        The ‘world population’ is the total number of people making up the population of the world, now.



        The “world’s population” - is the population that ‘the world’ possesses or has.



        I would use ‘world population’ to talk about the total number of people - as in: ‘the world population is currently 7.7 billion.’



        I would use ‘world’s population’ to talk about attributes that the ‘population ‘owned’ by ‘the world’ has.



        As in: “The world’s population includes 3.97 people that live in just 7 countries”.



        It’s a subtle distinction.



        https://www.definitions.net/definition/world+population







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