Population Density

Countries with the lowest population density

Published: 10 Dec 2013

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Historical Population Density 1790-2010

Published: 11 Mar 2013

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Breton - Population Density (Ovalis video)

Published: 06 Apr 2014

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Evolution of the European population density, 1870-2000

Published: 17 Sep 2014

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Duplex - Population Density - Midlight Records

Published: 18 Jul 2014

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Documentary Movie Full The Chinese Looking Glass Stereotypes + Effects of Population Density China

Published: 07 Aug 2012

Population density (in agriculture standing stock and standing crop) is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key geographic term.

Population density is population divided by total land area.

Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and lead to further reduced fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes in low population densities include:

Different species have different expected densities. R-selected species commonly have high population densities, while K-selected species may have lower densities. Low densities may be associated with specialized mate location adaptations such as specialized pollinators, as found in the orchid family (Orchidaceae).

For humans, population density is the number of people per unit of area usually per square kilometer or mile (which may include or exclude cultivated or potentially productive area). Commonly this may be calculated for a county, city, country, another territory, or the entire world.