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

Colonies exposed to higher peak air temperatures and greater internal temperature variation experienced declines in population size.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 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

Thus, food production, which increases population size, also acts in many ways to make features of complex societies possible.

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