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title: "Bevölkerung: der, die or das? It’s die Bevölkerung | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: die Bevölkerung, “population”. Accusative: die Bevölkerung; dative: der Bevölkerung. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bevoelkerung/
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# Bevölkerung: der, die or das?

die Bevölkerung

Population

feminin · feminine [Relationships and community](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/relationships-community/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Bevölkerung takes the article die (die Bevölkerung). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “population” in English.

## Bevölkerung: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Population
- **Topic**: Relationships and community
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Bevölkerung in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Bev%C3%B6lkerung)
- [Bevölkerung in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Bev%C3%B6lkerung)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Bevölkerung take die?

Nouns ending in -ung usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 337 of 337 such words take die (100%).

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/#suffix-ung)

## Bevölkerung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Bevölkerung |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Bevölkerung |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Bevölkerung |

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