Proposal:Population:*

Population statistics
Proposal status:	Abandoned (inactive)
Proposed by:	EzekielT
Tagging:	population:*=*
Applies to:	, ,
Definition:	Two key:suffix combos: population:rank and population:density
Statistics:
Draft started:	2017-09-01

Proposal

To be used in conjunction with place=*.

Rationale

Special OpenStreetMap based programs for showing population ranks and population density on the map may become easier to create; and will add more detail on how important the city is on a national or world level.

Examples

For example; Toronto would be tagged "population:rank:country=1"; Winnipeg would be "population:rank:country=7". Brandon, Manitoba would be "population:rank:province=2" and may include "population:rank:country=*"; as well.

Population

• rank suffix:

• population:rank:world=*
• population:rank:continent=*
• population:rank:country=*
• population:rank:province=*
• population:rank:state=*
• population:rank:region=*
• population:rank:municipality=*
• population:rank:district=*

And many more to come :)!

Example:

• population:rank:world=36

Density

• density suffix:

• population:density:rank:world=*
• population:density:rank:continent=*
• population:density:rank:country=*
• population:density:rank:province=*
• population:density:rank:state=*
• population:density:rank:region=*
• population:density:rank:municipality=*
• population:density:rank:district=*

And many more to come :)!

Example:

• population:density:rank:country=14

If you'd like to state a place's actual population density (inhabitants/km2) instead of its density rank, use population:density=*, e.g.:

• place=city
• population=5791567
• population:density=561.4

Applies to

Any particular inhabited area (for example; cities or towns, provinces or countries).

Rendering

Not rendered.

Features/Pages affected

See place=*.

External Discussions

None as of yet.

Comments

Please comment on the discussion page.

Former proposal

See the obsoleted proposal "population_rank=*" at "Proposed features/population ranks".