Increased life expectancy will also fuel the populationboom.
The Sun (2016)
Much of his wealth comes from the populationboom on Queensland's sunshine coast.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The populationboom at the time meant houses were built more narrowly and with steeper, badly designed staircases, especially in the servants' quarters.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Definition of 'boom'
boom
(buːm)Explore 'boom' in the dictionary
countable noun [usually singular]
A boom in something is an increase in its amount, frequency, or success.
Definition of 'population'
population
(pɒpjʊleɪʃən)Explore 'population' in the dictionary
countable noun
The population of a country or area is all the people who live in it.