Population

A population or populace was the total number of individuals inhabiting a planet, country, colony, or settlement.
Planets with signs of refined metals and alloys were a good indicator of possessing a population, as was suggested by T'Pol upon discovering the remnants of the planet Xindus. ()
When the con artist posing as Ardra first appeared to the Ventaxians in 2367, she presented a form containing guidelines "for a full census of the population with emphasis on productivity and economic forecasts" of the planet Ventax II. ()
==Gains==
The only thing that kept the tribble population in check on Iota Geminorum IV was that planet's abundance of reptiles. () When left unchecked, a few tribbles can quickly multiply into numbers exceeding several thousands, as was the case on Deep Space Station K-7. In 2268, a population of 1,771,561 had established itself on the station, a figure that was determined by assuming "that one tribble multiplying with an average litter of ten producing a new generation every 12 hours over a period of three day. (; )
During the mid-23rd century, the planet suffered from an extreme case of overpopulation. Gideon ambassador Hodin explained the cause of this, stating that, "the birth rate continued to rise, and the population grew, until now Gideon is encased in a living mass…who can find no rest, no peace, no joy." ()
When the threat of a Skorr jihad was revealed in 2270, Spock calculated that in two standard years, the Skorr would be capable of breeding an army of 200 billion warriors. ()
During the evacuation of Romulan refugees in the 2380s, the Qowat Milat helped relocate more then 250,000 refugees on Vashti alone. In 2385, 10,000 refugees were settled in Southeast Station. ()
==Losses==
According to Spock, 6 million people died in Earth's World War I, 11 million in the World War II, 37 million in the World War III. () Phlox, and later Jonathan Archer, stated that, officially, 30 million people died in the Eugenics Wars. () William T. Riker, as well as Seven of Nine, stated that 600 million were killed in World War III. (; ) The Xindi attack on Earth resulted in 7 million Human casualties. (, et al.)
During the Denobulan-Antaran wars, Denobulan battle tactics resulted in 20 million Antaran casualties. ()
The mutagenic virus created by the Loque'eque infected tens of millions of people on Tret's homeworld, all of whom were destroyed. ()
Twelve million Valakian died on the planet Valakis in 2149, as a result of an unknown plague. ()
By the 2260s, war casualties among the civilian population of Eminiar VII were totaling from 1 to 3 million dead each year from direct enemy attack during the Eminiar-Vendikar War. ()
In an alternate timeline, during the the Federation had amassed 40 billion casualties between 2344 and 2366. ()
Dukat was responsible for the deaths of 5 million Bajorans during the Occupation of Bajor. () In all, it was determined that as many as 15 million Bajorans were killed during the Occupation. ()
The attack of the missile Cardassian ATR-4107 with Rakosa V was expected to cause 2 million casualties in a worse case scenario. The attack was prevented. ()
The population of the inhabitants of the dimensionally shifting planet Meridian had dwindled to about thirty by the year 2371 due to the fact that the people could only reproduce while in their humanoid form, and their time in normal space was constantly growing shorter. ()
Over 4 million Borg drones were killed in the Borg-Species 8472 War. ()
In 2374, Julian Bashir and the group of genetically-engineered from the "Institute" that he worked with, calculated that before the Dominion War was over, the Federation would suffer 900 billion casualties in the years to come. () 
In the final days of the war, the Dominion eliminate 2 million men, women and children when they destroyed Lakarian City. In all, they annihilated over 800 million of the inhabitants of Cardassia Prime. () Prior to that, over 7 million Cardassian soldiers had given their lives in the war. ()
A synth attack on Mars that set its stratosphere on fire in the late 24th century resulted in 92,143 lost lives. Early reports as the attack was still in progess estimated 3,000 dead. (;)
==Demographics==
Among Cheron natives, a hundred million "half-whites" were oppressed. ()
One out of every fifty million of Tarquin's species were born telepathic on Tarquin's homeworld. Those who are born telepathic are considered a threat to the rest of the population. ()
During the early 21st century, six of the eight Human blood types accounted for three quarters of Earth's population. ()
The planet had over one million physicians during the mid-22nd century. ()
During the mid-22nd century, Vissian cogenitors made up about 3% of the planet Vissia's population, which was described as being "a perfect ratio" in the terms of being natures way "of finding the right balance." ()
A recorded enough data on the population of Kaminar that a detailed population history could be constructed from it. ()
Nearly half of the Trill population was capable of being joined with a Trill symbiont. ()
After being brainwashed by the , Kathryn Janeway described Earth as "Overpopulated, polluted, very little work". According to Jaffen, the Norvalen homeworld was much the same. ()
During the late 24th century, Grand Nagus Zek claimed that females made up 53.5% of Ferenginar's population, yet contributed virtually nothing to the gross planetary income. ()
After it became clear that the Romulan sun was would go supernova, the Federation devised a plan to relocate 900 million Romulan citizens to worlds outside the blast of the supernova. ()
==Population figures==
The population figures of various colonies, planets, or civilizations throughout the Milky Way Galaxy. 
===Planets===
Location 	Inhabitants 	Population 	Year 	Reference
Akaali homeworld 	Akaali 	500 million 	2151 	
Aldea 	Aldeans 	Thousands 	2364 	
Ariannus 	Federation 	1 billion 	2269 	
Ba'ku planet 	Ba'ku 	300 	 	
Beta XII-A 	Federation colony 	100 	 	
Bozel Prime 	Bozelian 	16 billion 	2377 	
Brunali homeworld 	Brunali 	10,000 	 	
Ceti Alpha V(alternate timeline)	Humans 	6,000 	- 	
Coridan 	Coridanite 	3 billion 	 	
Daran V 	- 	3.724 billion 	 	
Deneva 	Federation colony 	1 million 	 	
Denobula 	Denobulan 	12 billion 	 	
Draylon II 	Skrreean 	3 million 	2370 	
Earth(alternate timeline) 	Borg 	9 billion Borg 	 	
Eminiar VII 	Eminian 	Hundreds of millions 	2267 	
Evora homeworld 	Evora 	300 million 	 	
Ferenginar 	Ferengi 	Billions 	 	
Gaia(alternate timeline) 	Humans, Klingons, Trill, hybrids 	8,000 	2373 	
Gault 	Humans 	20,000 	 	)
Gamma Hydra IV 	Federation colony 	6 	 	
Kohl settlement 	Viorsa's species 	400,000 	2353 	
Luna 	Federation colony 	50 million 	2373 	
Mantilles 	Federation colony 	82 million 	2269 	
Marcos XII 	Federation settlement 	Millions 	2268 	
Meridian 	Seltin Rakal's species 	30 	2371 	
Minos Korva 	Federation colony 	2 Million 	- 	
Mudd 	Androids 	207,809 	- 	
Nekrit Expanse planet 	Humans, Romulans, Klingons, Cardassians, Farn, Parein	80,000 	2373 	
Norcadia Prime 	Norcadians 	260 million 	- 	
Omicron Ceti III 	Federation colony 	150 	- 	
Omicron Theta 	Federation colony 	411 	2338 	
Otrin's homeworld 	Otrin's species 	5,500 	2378 	
Paraagan II 	Paraagans 	3,600 	2151 	
Penthara IV 	Federation colony 	+20 million 	 	
Platonius 	Platonians 	38 	2268 	
Rana IV 	Federation colony 	11,000 	 	
Ramura 	Ramurans 	millions 	 	
Rigel XII 	Mining facility 	6 	2266 	
Rinax 	Talaxians 	300,000 	2355 	
Sahndara 	 	38 	- 	
Scalos 	 	900,000 in one nation 	- 	
Skagaran colony 	Humans, Skagarans 	6,000 Humans, Less than 1,000 Skagaran	- 	
Species 10026 homeworld 	Species 10026 	392,000 	2375 	
Talaxian Asteroid 	 	500 	- 	
Tamaal 	Outpost 	+2 million 	 	
Tarsus IV 	Federation colony 	4,000 	2247 	
Tau Cygna V 	Federation colony 	15,000 	2366 	
Terra Nova 	Novans 	200 	2078 	
Unnamed Class L planet 	Humans 	100,000 	- 	
Vaadwaur homeworld 	Vaadwaur 	6 billion600 	14842376	
Valakis 	Valakian 	+50 million 	 	
Veridian IV 	 	230 million 	2371 	
 	Vulcans 	6 billion 	2258 	
 	Moneans 	80,000 	- 	
===Regions, empires and species===
Location 	Inhabitants 	Population 	Year	Reference
Galactic Cluster 3 	Species 259 	22 billion 	 	
Grid 124, Octant 22-theta 	Species 6339 	11 billion 	 	
Alpha Quadrant 	Human civilisation	Billions 	2374	
Unknown 	Husnock 	50 billion 	2366	
Malurian system(4 planets) 	Malurian 	+4 billion 	 	
Rigel system 	 	Millions 	 	
Tkon Empire 	 	Trillions 	- 	
Sanctuary District A (ca 2024)	 	about 10000	- 	
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