Geography & Earth
Basic

Population Density

Number of people per unit area.

Formula

D=PAD = \frac{P}{A}

Variables

PPopulation
AArea

Example

8 million people in 800 km² gives a density of 10 000 people/km².

Did You Know?

Monaco packs over 18,000 people per square kilometer, while Mongolia has barely two.

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