sparse population
Thinly settled area
A sparse population is one spread thinly across a large area, with few people per unit of land.
The phrase typically describes rural regions, deserts, or arctic territories where settlements are widely scattered: The sparse population of northern Canada makes infrastructure expensive.
The opposite is a dense population.
- outmigrationDeparture from a region
- aridDevoid of water
- mountainousHaving many peaks
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- povertySevere lack of resources
aging · subsistence · seasonal workers · isolated · off the grid · desert · indigenous · frontier · rural · one-horse town · underdeveloped · diaspora · scattered · few and far between · low density · wilderness · wide open spaces · nomadic
- demographicsage distribution, gender ratio, ethnic groups, birth rate, census data
- Northwest TerritoriesYellowknife, Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Wrigley, Enterprise
sparse populationdense population
Many inhabitants per area
crowded · densely populated · packed · congested · populous
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