The phrase "a population of foreign" is not correct as it is incomplete and lacks a noun to specify what the foreign population refers to.
You can use it when discussing demographics or groups of people from other countries, but it needs to be completed for clarity.
Example: "The study focused on a population of foreign workers in the tech industry."
Alternatives: "a group of foreigners" or "a community of non-natives."
In a retrospective cohort study in a large HMO Health Maintenance Organisationn), Jacobs et al showed the effectiveness of professional interpreter services in improving the delivery of health care to a population of foreign-language speakers [ 22].
"Our state is not really equipped to deal with a high population of foreign-born immigrants," Ms. Sanchez said.
Norway has a small but varied population of foreign nationals, the great majority of them living in urban areas.
Singapore, with a population of 5m, has a foreign service about the same size as India's.
Sri Lanka has a population of over 20 million and foreign companies have increased their investments with one billion US dollars in direct foreign investments in 2013 alone (BOI).
Today, the capital of the Emirates has a population of 800,000, the vast majority foreign nationals.
Although the road is under repair, its crumbled condition is a reminder of Afghanistan's enormous obstacles -- the painfully slow reconstruction and the growing doubts of a population that foreign powers will keep their promises of assistance and that the current Afghan government will prove better than ones in the past.
However, the government considers an agreement with Jamaica particularly important because its citizens make up the third-largest prison population of foreign nationals.
The proposed $154 million budget includes several capital projects for the schools and new bilingual programs to accommodate the growing population of foreign students.
Mr. Strauss concedes that there is probably not yet enough business to support the population of foreign firms moving in here.
vera-vera-c: Isn't this too audacious and licentious?! Actually, can our country at least try to control or reduce the population of foreign expats?
