population density
noun
: the number of people living in each unit of area (such as a square mile)
This part of the country has a high population density.
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Sales of the debt have picked up lately, with factors including climate change, population density and inflation adding to the threat.
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Gautam Naik, Fortune, 16 July 2024
Site selectors shop areas of interest looking for inexpensive land, traffic flow, population density, a stable local government, affordable homes and good schools.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
With a population density of around 215 people per square mile, the Thar Desert is the most densely populated desert in the world, and also one of the world’s smallest.
—Liz Lindqwister, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
Karachi contains all the conditions the virus needs to thrive: very high population density and constant movement—nearly 1 million people move in or out of the city every day, Molodecky says—along with poor sanitation and hygiene.
—science.org, 19 June 2024
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Gautam Naik, Fortune, 16 July 2024
Site selectors shop areas of interest looking for inexpensive land, traffic flow, population density, a stable local government, affordable homes and good schools.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
With a population density of around 215 people per square mile, the Thar Desert is the most densely populated desert in the world, and also one of the world’s smallest.
—Liz Lindqwister, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
Karachi contains all the conditions the virus needs to thrive: very high population density and constant movement—nearly 1 million people move in or out of the city every day, Molodecky says—along with poor sanitation and hygiene.
—science.org, 19 June 2024
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“Population density.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/population%20density. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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