| despite | density | cities with over a million inhabitants |
| figure | rather | grown |
| there was | sharp | rise |
| rate/ number/ figure | birth rate | jumped |
| all of a sudden | up(wards) | growth |
| is continuing | at the same time | apparently |
| population growth | immigration | considerably |
| has risen | freedom | looking for |
| university | follow | love |
| miljoenensteden | dichtheid (de) | ondanks |
| gegroeid | nogal | figuur (de) |
| stijging (de) | scherpe | was er sprake (van) |
| sprong | geboortecijfer (het) | cijfer (het) |
| groei (de) | omhoog | ineens |
| blijkbaar | tegelijkertijd | gaat door |
| flink | immigratie (de) | bevolkingsgroei (de) |
| op zoek (naar) | vrijheid (de) | omhooggegaan |
| liefde (de) | volgen | universiteit (de) |
| is decreasing | number | immigrants |
| in relation with | leave | explanation |
| fortune/ luck | Christian | protestant |
| limited | rights | religion |
| catholics | Jews | separated |
| equal | strongly | divided |
| believe it or not | communities | next to that |
| determine/ establish | biggest | islam |
| muslims | muslim women | social/ societal |
| immigranten | aantal (het) | daalt |
| verklaring (de) | verlaten | met betrekking tot |
| protestantse | christelijk | geluk (het) |
| godsdienst (de) | rechten | beperkte |
| gescheiden | joden | katholieken |
| verdeeld | sterk | gelijke |
| daarnaast | gemeenschappen | schrik niet |
| islam (de) | het grootst | vaststellen |
| maatschappelijk | moslima's | moslims |