Created By : Sunil Kumar Gandipadala

Reviewed By : Phani Ponnapalli

Last Updated : May 01, 2023


The carrying capacity definition is the maximum size of a population sustainable by a specific environment. When a population reaches the carrying capacity, the net growth rate is 0 : the number of births equals the number of deaths (and the other factors affecting the number of individuals balance each other).

Number of individuals (N)
Change in population (Cₚ)
Intrinsic rate of change (r)