noun
- the process of causing a place to become empty of people; depopulation
Usage: formal
Examples
- The war led to the unpeopling of entire villages.
- Economic decline caused the unpeopling of rural areas.
- The unpeopling of the region happened gradually over decades.
- Natural disasters can result in the unpeopling of coastal towns.
- Urban migration contributed to the unpeopling of farming communities.
- The unpeopling of the countryside became a major social concern.