人はほとんどいなかった

there were hardly any people; few people were

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there were hardly any people; few people were ほとんど with a negative verb means “hardly any” or “almost none.” The phrase describes a small number of people who fit the context.
JA: 会議に出席した人はほとんどいなかった。
EN: Hardly anyone attended the meeting.

負傷者は多かったが、行方不明の人はほとんどいなかった。

There were many injured people, but hardly anyone was missing.

田舎で暮らしている彼を、訪ねて来る人はほとんどいなかった。

Hardly anyone ever came to visit him, as he lived in the countryside.

彼の解説がわかった人はほとんどいなかった。

Almost no one understood his explanation.

会議に出席した人はほとんどいなかった。

Almost no one attended the meeting.