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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At 303 square miles in area (786 square kilometers) this is the same size as New York city, although hillier and greener and with a comparative population density of only 1% of that city.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The population density here averages 2,500 to 13,000 people per square mile — respectable, but nowhere near Japan’s urban sprawl.
—Angelette C. Aviles, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2025
Primary markets refer to a geographic area that has a high population density, such as large metropolitan areas.
—James Nelson, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Excavations are challenging due to the country’s high population density, and volcanic eruptions over thousands of years have damaged and buried archaeological sites.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
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Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The population density here averages 2,500 to 13,000 people per square mile — respectable, but nowhere near Japan’s urban sprawl.
—Angelette C. Aviles, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2025
Primary markets refer to a geographic area that has a high population density, such as large metropolitan areas.
—James Nelson, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Excavations are challenging due to the country’s high population density, and volcanic eruptions over thousands of years have damaged and buried archaeological sites.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for population density
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“Population density.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/population%20density. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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