population size

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Glassdoor and Redfin’s report, which broke out metro areas by population size, ranked New Orleans, Palm Bay, Fla., and Wichita, Kan., as the top midsize metro areas for new grads.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

"In an era of climate change and increasing population size, bringing innovation to agricultural production is going to be a huge path forward."

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

Demographer He said if China's fertility rate of around 1.0 persists in the long term, the most obvious consequences will be a continued decline in population size and rapid population ageing.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

The force has seen the second highest rate per population size of recorded offences for stalking in England and Wales.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

These considerations, along with the just mentioned correlation between regional population size and societal complexity, have led to a protracted chicken-or-egg debate about the causal relations between food production, population variables, and societal complexity.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond