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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Coming from the cacophony of VRChat, the chronically underpopulated Horizon Worlds feels almost refreshing in its serenity.
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Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2024
Most businesses were built around cyclical governmental functions, such as the management of public land in the vast but underpopulated state, as well as housing, feeding and entertaining the legislators and other officials.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Feb. 2024
In some cities, efforts to close underpopulated schools have become major political issues.
—Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
When one tires of the traffic jams in Washington D.C., for example, West Virginia, with its clean air in a blissfully underpopulated countryside, is just a few hours away.
—Edward Alden, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2015
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Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2024
Most businesses were built around cyclical governmental functions, such as the management of public land in the vast but underpopulated state, as well as housing, feeding and entertaining the legislators and other officials.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Feb. 2024
In some cities, efforts to close underpopulated schools have become major political issues.
—Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
When one tires of the traffic jams in Washington D.C., for example, West Virginia, with its clean air in a blissfully underpopulated countryside, is just a few hours away.
—Edward Alden, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2015
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“Underpopulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underpopulated. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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