underpopulated
adjective
un·der·pop·u·lat·ed
ˌən-dər-ˈpä-pyə-ˌlā-təd 
: having a lower density of population than is normal or desirable
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Such is the fate for courtship between vast but underpopulated remote island states, and a major continental superpower with a long history of conquests behind it.
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Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
The entire process, replete with permitting delays and contractor cost overruns in the coming boom construction market, will take more than five years, during which whole sections of cities will be grossly underpopulated.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Some of the top underpopulated schools were magnet schools, such as Western High and Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
Here are the top three most overcrowded and underpopulated schools, according to the data.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
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Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
The entire process, replete with permitting delays and contractor cost overruns in the coming boom construction market, will take more than five years, during which whole sections of cities will be grossly underpopulated.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Some of the top underpopulated schools were magnet schools, such as Western High and Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
Here are the top three most overcrowded and underpopulated schools, according to the data.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Underpopulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underpopulated. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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