population density
Japan reports fewer children and more elderly people for 35th year in a row
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Jamie Koide
May 13, 2016 - Tweet
- Culture, Japan, News
- (aging society • children • government • population • population density • social issues • statistics)
The capital city of this island nation is said to be the most densely populated major city in the world, with a mind-boggling 35,000 people living per sq km. Can you guess which country it’s in?
- S Asia
- (maldives • population density • wow)
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