The Power of Population Density: Every Person In a Single City

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Not literally, but in theory we could all fit into a single city size of Texas. It all comes down to population density! As humans we've spread out across the world in a relatively unorganized and sprawly manner. While it might not be practical, if we had to, every single person on Earth, all 7.9 billion people, could fit into a single mega city that takes up a relatively tiny amount of space. In this video we cover what population density is, what density feels like in different cities, and maps that show how much space we would need if every person lived in a single city at current modern city population density levels.

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Data source: Population densities come from the respective population and area sizes of the cities as listed on Wikipedia.

Density Peaks map by Alasdair Rae (  / undertheraedar  )

Images from Pexels:

1. Houston - Nick Bee
2. Houston - Diego Ramirez
3. New York City - Fernando Gonzalez
4. New York City - Nick Bee
5. Paris - Dimitry Anikin
6. Paris - Matt Hardy

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