Surprisingly, the most serious consequences of rural depopulation are often felt in urban areas.
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Depopulation
//diˌpɑ.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən//
Synonyms for "depopulation" (2 found)
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18 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- обезлюдяване noun (act or condition of depopulating)
Catalan
2 entries- despoblació noun (act or condition of depopulating)
- despoblament noun (act or condition of depopulating)
Danish
1 entries- affolkning noun (act or condition of depopulating)
Dutch
1 entries- ontvolking noun (act or condition of depopulating)
Finnish
1 entries- väestökato noun (act or condition of depopulating)
French
1 entries- dépeuplement noun (act or condition of depopulating)
German
1 entries- Entvölkerung noun (act or condition of depopulating)
Irish
2 entries- bánú noun (act or condition of depopulating)
- dídhaonrú noun (act or condition of depopulating)
Norman
1 entries- dêpeupliéthie noun (act or condition of depopulating)
Polish
2 entries- depopulacja noun (act or condition of depopulating)
- wyludnienie noun (act or condition of depopulating)
Russian
2 entries- депопуля́ция noun (act or condition of depopulating)
- обезлю́дение noun (act or condition of depopulating)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- fàsachadh noun (act or condition of depopulating)
Swedish
1 entries- avfolkning noun (act or condition of depopulating)
Welsh
1 entries- diboblogaeth noun (act or condition of depopulating)
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A 2022 report published by the Scottish Borders Council states: "Hawick has been affected more by depopulation than any other Borders town, with all parts of the town experiencing population loss, and Hawick Central is currently experiencing the highest depopulation out of the 30 Intermediate Zones in Scottish Borders."
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