POPULATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT


Population refers to a group of people living in a given place at a specific period of time. 

Population size

Population size refers to the total number of people in a given geographical area. 

Population density

This is the total number of people per square kilometre. Population density is said to be high if many people are residing in a small unit area. For example Manzese and Kariakoo areas in Dar es salaam Tanzania, have high population density.