Population density is the number of people per square kilometre of land. Place Forecast computes it as population divided by land area.
Density is a fair way to compare places of different size. A small town and a big city can have the same density but very different populations.
Estimated figures come from the Estimated Resident Population. Future density is projected using the cohort-component method. Only the population changes over time. The land area stays fixed within an ASGS edition.
A few things matter when you read density:
The comparison page opens on a Dorling cartogram by default. A plain map can mislead for density. Large areas draw the eye. A cartogram sizes each area by value, not by land area, so the eye reads the rate, not the shape. You can switch to a Demers cartogram or a plain choropleth map from the toolbox.
| Age Group | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 |
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| 0-4 | 194.17 | 175.02 | 157.99 | 168.10 | 159.59 | 175.58 | 199.09 | 209.31 | 214.83 | 223.09 | 225.27 | 226.03 | 226.46 | 226.75 | 227.05 | 227.07 | 226.91 | 226.78 | 226.66 | 226.55 | 226.45 | 226.31 | 226.14 | 226.04 | 225.94 | 225.88 | 225.88 | 225.89 | 225.90 | 225.93 | 225.96 | 225.98 | 225.99 | 225.98 | 225.94 |
| 5-9 | 229.28 | 215.45 | 205.34 | 201.08 | 215.45 | 208.84 | 197.66 | 198.72 | 208.13 | 208.86 | 219.54 | 232.20 | 236.95 | 240.49 | 245.26 | 246.60 | 247.03 | 247.24 | 247.39 | 247.49 | 247.46 | 247.28 | 247.11 | 246.96 | 246.80 | 246.69 | 246.58 | 246.47 | 246.39 | 246.32 | 246.28 | 246.29 | 246.30 | 246.31 | 246.31 |
| 10-14 | 181.93 | 176.08 | 172.89 | 171.82 | 171.82 | 173.07 | 175.79 | 176.94 | 174.94 | 177.61 | 173.00 | 166.71 | 168.56 | 174.38 | 173.19 | 178.97 | 185.41 | 187.68 | 189.84 | 191.95 | 192.47 | 192.56 | 192.58 | 192.60 | 192.60 | 192.54 | 192.44 | 192.35 | 192.26 | 192.19 | 192.13 | 192.07 | 192.01 | 191.96 | 191.91 |
| 15-19 | 181.40 | 165.44 | 153.21 | 160.65 | 152.67 | 145.55 | 137.81 | 130.82 | 122.53 | 117.28 | 115.55 | 115.75 | 115.35 | 113.43 | 116.23 | 113.53 | 110.71 | 111.64 | 113.51 | 113.30 | 115.98 | 118.93 | 119.98 | 120.96 | 121.87 | 122.06 | 122.09 | 122.10 | 122.11 | 122.10 | 122.08 | 122.04 | 122.01 | 121.96 | 121.92 |
| 20-24 | 161.72 | 134.59 | 142.03 | 140.44 | 151.08 | 142.20 | 123.21 | 115.21 | 112.29 | 105.29 | 101.78 | 98.39 | 95.88 | 93.36 | 91.51 | 91.31 | 91.66 | 91.81 | 91.06 | 91.94 | 90.86 | 89.81 | 90.43 | 91.09 | 91.20 | 91.97 | 92.73 | 93.07 | 93.30 | 93.49 | 93.54 | 93.55 | 93.56 | 93.55 | 93.53 |
| 25-29 | 173.95 | 154.80 | 145.23 | 153.21 | 151.61 | 141.92 | 134.65 | 126.04 | 116.44 | 110.67 | 107.41 | 104.27 | 103.17 | 102.71 | 101.60 | 101.13 | 100.64 | 100.33 | 99.86 | 99.59 | 99.52 | 99.48 | 99.38 | 99.20 | 99.31 | 99.14 | 98.93 | 99.04 | 99.12 | 99.12 | 99.27 | 99.41 | 99.46 | 99.49 | 99.50 |
| 30-34 | 208.00 | 198.42 | 198.95 | 193.63 | 185.12 | 199.03 | 219.45 | 233.14 | 238.18 | 237.04 | 234.41 | 231.21 | 227.82 | 225.09 | 223.11 | 222.11 | 221.01 | 220.52 | 220.35 | 219.95 | 219.67 | 219.33 | 219.05 | 218.81 | 218.62 | 218.49 | 218.42 | 218.38 | 218.31 | 218.32 | 218.28 | 218.25 | 218.25 | 218.27 | 218.23 |
| 35-39 | 253.75 | 262.79 | 244.17 | 235.66 | 228.21 | 244.21 | 264.85 | 288.52 | 305.16 | 314.62 | 321.07 | 328.03 | 334.84 | 338.52 | 338.48 | 337.79 | 336.36 | 334.89 | 333.58 | 332.46 | 331.99 | 331.27 | 330.81 | 330.57 | 330.24 | 330.00 | 329.83 | 329.68 | 329.52 | 329.43 | 329.38 | 329.35 | 329.33 | 329.30 | 329.28 |
| 40-44 | 189.91 | 180.87 | 179.80 | 200.55 | 228.74 | 219.50 | 212.60 | 197.47 | 192.50 | 203.59 | 214.53 | 223.95 | 233.36 | 239.36 | 244.03 | 246.58 | 250.05 | 253.40 | 255.03 | 254.86 | 254.30 | 253.57 | 252.74 | 252.01 | 251.47 | 251.20 | 250.87 | 250.67 | 250.54 | 250.38 | 250.27 | 250.19 | 250.12 | 250.06 | 250.00 |
| 45-49 | 197.36 | 190.44 | 170.76 | 161.19 | 144.16 | 146.48 | 152.63 | 162.83 | 169.68 | 172.43 | 165.87 | 165.11 | 156.50 | 152.08 | 155.38 | 160.34 | 164.77 | 170.92 | 175.22 | 177.62 | 178.83 | 180.73 | 183.01 | 184.30 | 184.16 | 183.97 | 183.56 | 183.09 | 182.68 | 182.31 | 182.17 | 181.98 | 181.86 | 181.78 | 181.69 |
| 50-54 | 184.06 | 181.93 | 184.06 | 170.23 | 170.76 | 174.01 | 164.19 | 157.88 | 156.10 | 146.14 | 148.97 | 153.78 | 162.25 | 167.90 | 170.24 | 164.34 | 163.17 | 155.80 | 151.87 | 154.37 | 158.27 | 161.98 | 167.27 | 170.89 | 172.77 | 173.69 | 175.20 | 177.05 | 178.11 | 178.00 | 177.86 | 177.52 | 177.14 | 176.80 | 176.50 |
| 55-59 | 193.10 | 187.78 | 183.00 | 181.93 | 178.21 | 163.40 | 157.13 | 154.06 | 143.56 | 141.75 | 143.81 | 135.89 | 130.63 | 129.27 | 121.42 | 124.34 | 128.60 | 135.98 | 140.47 | 142.33 | 137.35 | 136.46 | 130.31 | 126.91 | 128.81 | 132.06 | 135.10 | 139.16 | 142.03 | 143.63 | 144.51 | 145.73 | 147.14 | 147.93 | 147.84 |
| 60-64 | 147.35 | 150.01 | 160.12 | 164.91 | 174.48 | 180.65 | 177.46 | 167.50 | 163.38 | 162.44 | 150.73 | 145.16 | 142.35 | 133.82 | 132.34 | 134.23 | 128.54 | 124.48 | 124.11 | 118.87 | 122.49 | 126.34 | 132.50 | 135.92 | 137.26 | 132.78 | 131.44 | 126.28 | 123.31 | 124.55 | 127.10 | 129.60 | 132.71 | 134.94 | 136.18 |
| 65-69 | 112.78 | 111.18 | 111.71 | 120.76 | 123.42 | 117.94 | 122.27 | 124.77 | 122.60 | 122.06 | 124.24 | 121.93 | 115.11 | 112.63 | 112.10 | 103.56 | 99.53 | 97.86 | 92.15 | 91.30 | 92.48 | 88.52 | 85.66 | 85.65 | 82.05 | 84.86 | 87.29 | 91.64 | 94.00 | 94.79 | 91.51 | 90.52 | 87.11 | 85.10 | 85.94 |
| 70-74 | 71.82 | 71.28 | 73.94 | 82.99 | 93.63 | 95.37 | 86.91 | 84.46 | 85.40 | 82.10 | 76.95 | 79.94 | 81.71 | 80.51 | 80.32 | 81.86 | 80.29 | 74.94 | 73.71 | 74.07 | 68.26 | 65.26 | 63.59 | 59.86 | 60.10 | 61.09 | 58.09 | 56.16 | 56.39 | 54.15 | 56.02 | 57.33 | 59.67 | 61.28 | 61.65 |
| 75-79 | 59.05 | 50.54 | 46.81 | 50.00 | 46.81 | 49.56 | 55.59 | 55.16 | 56.02 | 58.90 | 59.13 | 53.38 | 51.67 | 52.40 | 50.66 | 48.00 | 49.68 | 51.18 | 49.96 | 49.27 | 50.46 | 49.47 | 46.56 | 45.41 | 44.80 | 41.46 | 40.29 | 39.48 | 37.18 | 37.13 | 37.53 | 35.51 | 34.19 | 33.73 | 32.26 |
| 80-84 | 28.19 | 33.51 | 33.51 | 31.39 | 32.45 | 36.63 | 30.42 | 30.20 | 31.68 | 28.25 | 28.05 | 31.54 | 30.90 | 30.41 | 32.06 | 32.57 | 29.77 | 29.18 | 29.69 | 28.39 | 26.83 | 28.01 | 28.87 | 28.44 | 28.21 | 28.71 | 28.12 | 26.14 | 25.79 | 25.72 | 23.52 | 22.60 | 21.96 | 20.81 | 21.16 |
| 85+ | 25.00 | 19.15 | 25.53 | 31.39 | 31.92 | 30.52 | 32.74 | 33.21 | 32.86 | 34.14 | 35.94 | 32.98 | 32.74 | 33.14 | 31.25 | 31.94 | 32.12 | 31.62 | 31.80 | 31.95 | 32.56 | 30.96 | 30.27 | 30.63 | 30.04 | 29.67 | 29.41 | 29.61 | 29.33 | 28.71 | 28.84 | 28.33 | 27.45 | 27.00 | 26.42 |
| Total | 2792.81 | 2659.29 | 2589.07 | 2619.92 | 2640.14 | 2644.43 | 2644.43 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 | 2646.26 |