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urban population
UK/ˈɜːbən ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/US/ˈɜːrbən ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/UR·ban POP·u·la·tion
the number of people living in cities, or the proportion of a country's population living in urban areas
Examples
“growing urban population”
“the urban population puts pressure on services”
“an increasing urban population”
Band 8 sentence
“Rapid urban population growth has strained housing, transport and public services across the metropolitan region.”
Collocations
- growing urban population
- urban population pressures
Word family
Common mistakes
A large urban population live in the city.→A large urban population lives in the city.
There are many urban peoples.→There are many urban people.
Say it for a higher band
5city population→6urban residents→7+urban population
Synonyms
urban residents
Easily confused
city population
“The city's population climbed to three million last year.”
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