noun · neutral
population
UK/ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/US/ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/pop·u·LA·tion
Band 5-6task1task2
All the people who live in a particular area, such as a city, country or region.
Examples
“The population of the city increased by 10% in ten years.”
“An ageing population creates challenges for healthcare.”
“Population density is higher in urban areas.”
Band 8 sentence
“The rapid urbanisation in recent decades has caused dramatic shifts in the population distribution from rural to metropolitan areas.”
Collocations
- population growth
- population density
- ageing population
Word family
population nounpopulations noun (plural)populous adjective
Common mistakes
The population are increasing→The population is increasing
people→population
Say it for a higher band
5people→6residents→7+population
Synonyms
inhabitants
residents
Easily confused
people
“Many people moved to the city last year.”
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