Health Care

Population Density

Number of individuals in a population relative to space.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Number of individuals in a population relative to space.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Densities, Population
  • Density, Population
  • Population Densities
  • Overpopulation
  • Population Size
  • Underpopulation
  • Population Sizes

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Indexing Annotation

IM human, NIM animal

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History Note

68

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Previous Indexing

  • Demography (1966-1967)
  • Population (1966-1967)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. N01.224w.600w
  2. N06.850w.505.400w.600w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Population Density. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011156. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011156
  2. Population Density. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_density
  3. Population Density. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22856