densely populated
Many people, little space
Densely populated describes an area where many people live in a relatively small space.
Cities like Tokyo, Mumbai, and New York are densely populated, with thousands of residents packed into each square mile.
The term applies to neighborhoods, districts, countries, or any geographic unit where population concentration is notably high.
The densely populated coastal regions are most vulnerable to flooding.
- overcrowdingCapacity exceeded dangerously
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
- teemingAbundantly full of
- wall to wallCovering an entire floor
- metropolisLarge important city
inner city · subway · throng · congested · air pollution · packed · standing room only · shoulder to shoulder · census · slum · housing crisis · jostle · sardines · elbow room · overpeopled · water scarcity · favela · gridlock
densely populatedsparsely populated
Having few inhabitants
underpopulated · sparse · scattered · low-density · spread out
densely populatedrural
Of the countryside
remote · wilderness · backcountry · hinterland · outback
densely populateduninhabited
Having no occupants
unpopulated · deserted · empty · desolate · unoccupied