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  2. Population density - Wikipedia

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    Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometer" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, areas of water or glaciers. Commonly this is calculated for a county, city, country, another territory or the entire world. The world's population is around 8,000,000,000 [ 3 ...

  3. List of countries and dependencies by population density

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    This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. The list also includes unrecognized but de facto independent countries.

  4. List of states and territories of the United States by ...

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    Despite a small population, Vermont has fairly average population density because of its small area. Idaho 's population has increased rapidly in recent decades, but its population density is lower than other states. About half of the population of Alaska lives in the Anchorage metropolitan area. Puerto Rico is the fourth most densely populated ...

  5. Population ecology - Wikipedia

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    A population is defined as a group of interacting organisms of the same species. A demographic structure of a population is how populations are often quantified. The total number of individuals in a population is defined as a population size, and how dense these individuals are is defined as population density.

  6. Urban density - Wikipedia

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    Urban density is a term used in urban planning and urban design to refer to the number of people inhabiting a given urbanized area. As such it is to be distinguished from other measures of population density. Urban density is considered an important factor in understanding how cities function. Research related to urban density occurs across ...

  7. Metropolitan statistical area - Wikipedia

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    The MSA population as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau [15] The MSA population as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the 2020 United States census [15] [a] The percent MSA population change from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023 [15] The combined statistical area (CSA) [17] if it is designated and the MSA is a ...

  8. Physiological density - Wikipedia

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    The physiological density or real population density is the number of people per unit area of arable land. A higher physiological density suggests that the available agricultural land is being used by more and may reach its output limit sooner than a country that has a lower physiological density. Egypt is a notable example, with physiological ...

  9. List of United States cities by population density - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of incorporated places in the United States with a population density of over 10,000 people per square mile. As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an incorporated place is a place that has a self-governing local government and as such has been "incorporated" by the state it is in.