underpopulated
adjective
un·der·pop·u·lat·ed
ˌən-dər-ˈpä-pyə-ˌlā-təd 
: having a lower density of population than is normal or desirable
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The part of the South Side that’s home to CSU is underpopulated and underdeveloped.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
But Texas and oil industry interests objected to the waste being stored above ground in the Permian Basin, a prominent oil field region known for its underpopulated wide-open spaces in southwestern Texas.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 19 June 2025
See which schools were the most overcrowded and underpopulated.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
Such is the fate for courtship between vast but underpopulated remote island states, and a major continental superpower with a long history of conquests behind it.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
But Texas and oil industry interests objected to the waste being stored above ground in the Permian Basin, a prominent oil field region known for its underpopulated wide-open spaces in southwestern Texas.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 19 June 2025
See which schools were the most overcrowded and underpopulated.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
Such is the fate for courtship between vast but underpopulated remote island states, and a major continental superpower with a long history of conquests behind it.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Underpopulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underpopulated. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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