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"population are" is correct and can be used in written English
It is usually used when the subject of the sentence is a collective noun referring to a group of people, animals, or things. In this case, "population" is the subject and the verb agrees with it in plural form. Example: The population of the city are getting older, resulting in an increased need for healthcare services.
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Over half the population are fully trained.
About 1 percent of the population are Aborigines.
Most sexual abuse victims in the general population are female.
But only 12% of the entire population are connected today.
Turkey and its population are familiar with the PKK.
· More creatures in a population are born than can survive.
Meanwhile, the realities of an ageing population are here.
"In South Africa, 88% of the population are black.
About half of Crimea's 2 million population are ethnic Russians.
Half the prison population are drug traffickers or addicts.
Nearly half the working population are involved in subsistence farming.
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