Crowd Density (the number of people per square metre) for a standing and a moving crowd is different. To understand the efficiency and rates of fill for places of public assembly you need to be able to differentiate between the standing crowd density and the moving crowd density. The diagrams below illustrate the standing density in people per square metre.

1 person per square metre

1.5 people per square metre

2 people per square metre

2.5 people per square metre

3 people per square metre

3.5 people per square metre

4 people per square metre

4.5 people per square metre

5 people per square metre