population density
noun
the number of people, or members of a particular plant or animal species, living in a specified unit of area: a measure of how crowded or spread out inhabitants are.
population densities
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pluralof population density.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Suburban areas of Southern California have some of the highest coyote population densities in the nation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
At one point, it had one of the highest lion population densities in Africa, according to African Parks.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025
In fact, in the places where kelp forests were most healthy, otter population densities were at their highest.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2024
They lived in small, nomadic groups with low population densities and endured frequent local extinctions, which produced much lower levels of genetic diversity than we see in living humans.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 17, 2023
That higher birthrate of food producers, together with their ability to feed more people per acre, lets them achieve much higher population densities than hunter-gatherers.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
