Overpopulation vs Overcrowding - What's the difference?

overpopulation | overcrowding |


As nouns the difference between overpopulation and overcrowding

is that overpopulation is a situation which occurs when the number of occupants of an area exceeds the ability of that area to provide for those occupants while overcrowding is the action or event of a space having more occupants than a space can accommodate.

As a verb overcrowding is

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overpopulation

English

(wikipedia overpopulation)

Noun

  • A situation which occurs when the number of occupants of an area exceeds the ability of that area to provide for those occupants.

    • overcrowding

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The action or event of a space having more occupants than a space can accommodate.

    • Verb

    (head)