1. having had most or all of the people removed or having very few inhabitants remaining

Examples

• The war left many villages completely depopulated.
• Rural areas have become increasingly depopulated as people move to cities.
• The plague depopulated entire regions of Europe in the 14th century.
• Economic decline has left the once-thriving mining town depopulated.
• Climate change may leave some coastal areas depopulated in the future.
• The depopulated countryside now consists mainly of abandoned farms.