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The part about buildings spawning less is a bit contrary to lore. Gondor was one of the most inhabited and cosmopolitan areas of Middle-Earth: even the back-countries of Lebennin were teeming with small villages, to say nothing of the other fiefs. It can be argued that even the massive stretches of forest currently found in Gondor are out of place. Also, the men of Gondor have been building in their lands for centuries: with a sizeable population and need for resources, it is doubtful the Kingdom would let perfectly good structures(within their borders) fall into decay.

Also, most of Gondor did not retreat to Minas Tirith. The City had a disproportionally large garrison compared to it's population. Even if we disregard the fact that fiefdoms like Lebennin, Belfalas, Morthond, and Lamedon were specifically said to be heavily populated, the numbers of troops sent to Minas Tirith in the initial muster and Aragorn's reinforcements give evidence to the other areas of Gondor having large populations.