How to Use population density in a Sentence

population density

noun

• That has increased population density and changed the way the land is used.
  — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2023
• And with the lowest population density among them, that means the state has large swaths of woodland that turn gold, orange, and crimson come autumn.
  — Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2023
• Gaza is a small place, about six times the size of Manhattan, with a higher population density than Chicago.
  — Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
• Settlements along fault lines often have high population density because faults tend to present a nice place to live, Hough said.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2023
• And which city has the highest population density of eager and skilled performers per capita, perhaps in the world?
  — Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• Unlike many places in the world, the region has remarkably low population density and otherworldly landscapes where the dunes of the Sahara Desert meet the turquoise of the Atlantic Ocean.
  — Ann Abel, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• But at least in Virginia, population density, not race, seemed to be the most important variable.
  — Tia Yang, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2023
• The Bank of Korea, in a recent report, suggested that easing population density in Seoul could help improve the country’s low birth rate.
  — Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 16 Feb. 2024
• Similarly, increases in population density appear to be linked to declines in birth rates around the world in the past several decades.
  — Alexandra Wormley, The Conversation, 6 June 2023
• The species roamed North America for a few million years, meaning their population density was small at any one specific moment.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
• The size of an area and its population density also can affect signal quality.
  — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2024
• Even in areas of the state with high population density, such as the Boise area, patients often face months-long wait times to see primary care physicians, even though most providers are already concentrated in those places.
  — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
• In India the risk is especially high, in part due to its population density and the sheer amount of people living in highly polluted urban areas.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 30 Aug. 2023
• Seoul is a city of nearly 9.8 million with a population density almost double that of New York City; fans there are embracing the deepening big-league connections.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
• The bill sets aside $5 million for septic systems in the Black Belt, areas of low population density, rural poverty, and/or poor soil perc characteristics.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 9 Mar. 2023
• There is a particularly high-risk stretch from San Antonio north to Dallas, which has a high population density but also volatile timber and brush fuels.
  — Diana Leonard, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2023
• But heat, drought and population density likely contributed, the authors write.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Nov. 2023
• The aim was to add more residential units to increase population density, which supporters said would lure more businesses catering to those new residents.
  — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
• Its southwestern locale is noted for its coastline, forests, and low population density.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2023
• Only Greenland and the Falkland Islands have a lower population density.
  — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
• Lower-income neighborhoods tend to have the fewest public play spaces, despite often having a high population density.
  — The Editors, Scientific American, 13 June 2023
• But population density has increased fourfold as more than 1 million people — about half of Gaza’s population — have poured into Rafah, according to the United Nations.
  — Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
• In rural areas, the technology would likely lead to even bigger reductions in response time, but lower population density means the cases would be too few to justify the investment.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Dec. 2023
• The Republican lawmaker from Hot Springs invited lawmakers on Monday to work on a new way to fund public schools that would give more weight to factors such as the number of special needs students, district size, population density or poverty.
  — Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2023
• But the greater population density of the western part of Oregon, and the power concentrated among Willamette Valley voters and lawmakers, have long left rural Oregonians feeling alienated, and that their voices and concerns aren’t heard.
  — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2023
• The population density alters the relationship of inside and outside.
  — Ligaya Mishan David Chow, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
• Primary causes for such a high toll are socioeconomic and because the northern bay in particular has high population density.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
• With higher population density, there is more adult conflict — fighting females, tumultuous males.
  — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
• Maine’s average annual premium: $1,116 Low population density makes accidents less likely, and a very low rate of vehicle thefts and a small proportion of uninsured drivers help keep insurance rates low.
  — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023
• The two most prominent drivers in higher salt content in U.S. rivers came from population density and impervious surface percentage (think artificial surfaces, like roads or buildings).
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024