The total number of people living in a specific area; the inhabitants of a country or city.

The number of people or members in a household; the number of mouths to feed in a family.

Human beings in general; persons, often used in contexts like human trafficking or labor statistics

(Literary) the mouths of the public, referring to popular talk or praise, notably in the idiom 脍炙人口 kuài​zhì​rén​kǒu