“Urbanization” or “Urbanisation”

Language

Urbanization and urbanisation are both English terms.

Usage

Urbanization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while urbanisation is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
urbanization	98	18	56	96	77	15	100	24	29	83	69	100
urbanisation	2	82	44	4	23	85	0	76	71	17	31	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "urbanization" over "urbanisation" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "urbanisation" over "urbanization".
• In India, there is a preference for "urbanization" over "urbanisation" (56 to 44).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "urbanization" over "urbanisation" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "urbanization" over "urbanisation" (77 to 23).
• In Australia, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "urbanisation" over "urbanization".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "urbanization" over "urbanisation" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "urbanisation" over "urbanization".
• In New Zealand, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "urbanisation" over "urbanization".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "urbanization" over "urbanisation" (83 to 17).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "urbanization" over "urbanisation" (69 to 31).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "urbanization" over "urbanisation" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use urbanization or urbanisation with sample sentences.

Trends

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