noun · neutral
population
UK/ˌpɒp.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/US/ˌpɑː.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/pop·u·LA·tion
Band 4-5speakingtask2
the total number of people living in a particular area
Examples
“The city's population has grown rapidly in the last decade.”
“Population density is higher in the city centre than in suburbs.”
“Government officials track population changes to plan services.”
Band 8 sentence
“Accurate population data are essential for urban planners when allocating resources and designing public services.”
Collocations
- population growth
- population density
- total population
Word family
population nounpopulate verbpopulated adjective
Common mistakes
many populations→a large population
peoples→people
Say it for a higher band
5people→6inhabitants→7+population
Synonyms
inhabitants
people
Easily confused
people
“People in the city enjoy a wide range of cultural events.”
inhabitants
“The island has 2,000 inhabitants.”
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