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    The document discusses population density and how it is calculated. It provides the formula for population density as total population divided by total land area. As an example, it calculates the population density of St. Kitts using a population size of 50,000 people and a land area of 5,000 sq km, which equals 10 persons per sq km. It also provides a table with population and area data for several countries to allow calculating their population densities.

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    The document discusses population density and how it is calculated. It provides the formula for population density as total population divided by total land area. As an example, it calculates the population density of St. Kitts using a population size of 50,000 people and a land area of 5,000 sq km, which equals 10 persons per sq km. It also provides a table with population and area data for several countries to allow calculating their population densities.

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    The document discusses population density and how it is calculated. It provides the formula for population density as total population divided by total land area. As an example, it calculates the population density of St. Kitts using a population size of 50,000 people and a land area of 5,000 sq km, which equals 10 persons per sq km. It also provides a table with population and area data for several countries to allow calculating their population densities.

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    Population Density

    The number of persons living in a particular region in relation to the land area can be termed population density. This is of paramount importance to
    the policy makers who use this information to help make decisions about the distribution of important resources.

    Let us get practical!!


    Let us say, for example, that the population size of St. Kitts is 50,000 and the land area is 5,000 km2, using the information above, what would be the
    population density of St. Kitts?

    Calculation of population density- (the formula)

    Total population of St. Kitts ═ 50,000 people

    Area of St.Kitts ═ 5,000 km2 ═ 10 persons per km2

    Try to calculate the densities of the following countries:

    (Based on 2004 estimates)

    Countries Area (km²) Population Density


    Jamaica 10,991 2,713,130
    St. Lucia 616 164,213
    Guyana 214,969 705,803
    Antigua
    442 68,320
    and Barbuda
    Montserrat 102 10,581
    Belize 22,965 272,945
    647 persons
    Barbados 430 278,289
    per km²

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