POPULATION DENSITY

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WHAT IS POPULATION DENSITY?
Population Density refers to the number of individuals
occupying a given area.
FORMULA

TOTAL POPULATION

TOTAL AREA/VOLUME
EXAMPLES
If there are 4,000 lambs in a meadow measuring 1,000 m², what is the
population density of the lambs in the area?

total population / total area

4,000 lambs / 1,000 m²

= 4 lambs per m²
EXAMPLES
France has a population of 60, 561, 200 people and an area of 551,
695 km².

What is the total population of France?

Total population / total

area

60, 561, 200

people / 551, 695 km²

= 109.77 people per

EXAMPLES
Last 2017, the Philippines had a population of 46, 397, 452 people. It
has a total area of 505, 990 km². What is the population density?

total population / total area

46, 397, 452 / 505, 990 km²

= 91. 70 people per

km²