population density

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Average population per unit area; especially, the average number of people who live per square kilometer (or square mile) of land.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españoldensidad de población población relativa

Françaisdensité de population

DeutschBevölkerungsdichte

16 more languages

العربيةكَثَافَة سُكَّانِيَّة

Danskbefolkningstæthed

Suomiasukastiheys väestöntiheys väestötiheys

Magyarnépsűrűség

Bahasa Indonesiakepadatan penduduk kepadatan populasi

Italianodensità di popolazione

日本語人口密度

한국어인구 밀도

Nederlandsbevolkingsdichtheid

Polskigęstość zaludnienia

Portuguêsdensidade demográfica

Românădensitatea populației

Русскийплотность населения

Svenskabefolkningstäthet folktäthet

Türkçenüfus yoğunluğu

Українськагустота населення

Examples

“It couldn't make ⟳ the Sligo case, noting "Given the relatively low population density and lack of larger towns across the region, the review ⟳ has found that expansion of rail is difficult to justify ⟳ in much of the region."”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

population dynamics population genetics Population I Population II Population III population inversion

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