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 | 13.77 | 13.80 | 13.51 | 14.60 | 14.46 | 13.75 | 14.14 | 14.47 | 14.81 | 15.30 | 15.66 | 16.02 | 16.36 | 16.73 | 17.10 | 17.49 | 17.88 | 18.29 | 18.69 | 19.10 | 19.50 | 19.92 | 20.31 | 20.72 | 21.12 | 21.51 | 21.91 | 22.30 | 22.69 | 23.07 | 23.45 | 23.83 | 24.21 | 24.59 | 24.97 |
| 5-9 | 16.91 | 17.71 | 18.18 | 17.95 | 17.43 | 17.98 | 18.25 | 18.43 | 19.21 | 19.34 | 19.40 | 19.96 | 20.35 | 20.82 | 21.38 | 21.87 | 22.35 | 22.84 | 23.34 | 23.85 | 24.35 | 24.87 | 25.37 | 25.88 | 26.38 | 26.88 | 27.37 | 27.87 | 28.36 | 28.84 | 29.33 | 29.81 | 30.29 | 30.78 | 31.26 |
| 10-14 | 17.11 | 18.29 | 18.81 | 19.27 | 19.41 | 19.82 | 20.66 | 21.94 | 22.56 | 23.42 | 24.64 | 25.11 | 25.62 | 26.51 | 26.92 | 27.28 | 28.00 | 28.56 | 29.19 | 29.91 | 30.56 | 31.20 | 31.83 | 32.48 | 33.13 | 33.78 | 34.42 | 35.06 | 35.69 | 36.32 | 36.95 | 37.58 | 38.20 | 38.83 | 39.45 |
| 15-19 | 13.86 | 14.21 | 14.58 | 15.34 | 16.37 | 17.44 | 17.81 | 18.16 | 18.83 | 19.55 | 20.17 | 20.97 | 21.92 | 22.46 | 23.26 | 24.19 | 24.67 | 25.19 | 25.88 | 26.33 | 26.79 | 27.40 | 27.96 | 28.55 | 29.17 | 29.77 | 30.35 | 30.93 | 31.52 | 32.10 | 32.69 | 33.27 | 33.85 | 34.42 | 34.99 |
| 20-24 | 9.41 | 9.12 | 9.52 | 9.01 | 9.82 | 9.59 | 10.00 | 9.96 | 10.00 | 10.21 | 10.52 | 10.85 | 11.09 | 11.37 | 11.69 | 11.99 | 12.39 | 12.82 | 13.04 | 13.41 | 13.81 | 14.05 | 14.35 | 14.64 | 14.89 | 15.16 | 15.46 | 15.75 | 16.04 | 16.33 | 16.62 | 16.91 | 17.20 | 17.49 | 17.77 |
| 25-29 | 9.80 | 9.83 | 8.65 | 8.36 | 7.13 | 7.51 | 8.54 | 9.75 | 10.16 | 10.79 | 10.88 | 11.14 | 11.31 | 11.56 | 11.79 | 12.11 | 12.39 | 12.68 | 12.96 | 13.24 | 13.53 | 13.82 | 14.13 | 14.40 | 14.68 | 14.98 | 15.24 | 15.50 | 15.77 | 16.02 | 16.28 | 16.54 | 16.80 | 17.07 | 17.33 |
| 30-34 | 11.70 | 12.16 | 13.25 | 13.36 | 12.96 | 12.27 | 11.88 | 11.57 | 11.84 | 12.12 | 12.72 | 13.38 | 14.08 | 14.48 | 14.96 | 15.25 | 15.59 | 15.90 | 16.25 | 16.59 | 16.96 | 17.32 | 17.66 | 18.00 | 18.35 | 18.69 | 19.03 | 19.38 | 19.70 | 20.04 | 20.37 | 20.70 | 21.02 | 21.35 | 21.67 |
| 35-39 | 13.74 | 13.74 | 12.96 | 13.48 | 14.14 | 14.37 | 14.77 | 15.17 | 14.83 | 14.65 | 14.66 | 14.68 | 14.75 | 15.09 | 15.44 | 15.94 | 16.47 | 17.03 | 17.44 | 17.89 | 18.24 | 18.63 | 18.98 | 19.36 | 19.73 | 20.12 | 20.49 | 20.86 | 21.22 | 21.58 | 21.95 | 22.31 | 22.67 | 23.03 | 23.39 |
| 40-44 | 13.77 | 15.01 | 16.44 | 16.62 | 16.56 | 16.18 | 16.39 | 16.53 | 17.41 | 18.30 | 19.04 | 19.55 | 20.03 | 20.06 | 20.22 | 20.47 | 20.74 | 21.03 | 21.50 | 21.96 | 22.52 | 23.09 | 23.67 | 24.18 | 24.69 | 25.16 | 25.63 | 26.08 | 26.55 | 27.01 | 27.47 | 27.93 | 28.39 | 28.85 | 29.30 |
| 45-49 | 13.57 | 13.92 | 13.86 | 13.95 | 13.74 | 14.95 | 16.72 | 18.14 | 18.78 | 19.18 | 19.15 | 19.46 | 19.73 | 20.43 | 21.26 | 21.94 | 22.51 | 23.08 | 23.33 | 23.63 | 24.01 | 24.41 | 24.79 | 25.29 | 25.79 | 26.35 | 26.92 | 27.51 | 28.04 | 28.58 | 29.08 | 29.58 | 30.07 | 30.57 | 31.07 |
| 50-54 | 10.75 | 11.28 | 12.28 | 13.38 | 14.50 | 14.83 | 14.55 | 14.66 | 15.23 | 16.03 | 17.58 | 19.04 | 20.25 | 20.86 | 21.26 | 21.35 | 21.74 | 22.11 | 22.84 | 23.62 | 24.29 | 24.86 | 25.45 | 25.78 | 26.17 | 26.59 | 27.04 | 27.47 | 27.99 | 28.52 | 29.09 | 29.67 | 30.26 | 30.80 | 31.35 |
| 55-59 | 9.83 | 10.29 | 10.81 | 11.07 | 10.50 | 10.83 | 11.23 | 12.39 | 13.53 | 14.48 | 14.74 | 14.60 | 14.81 | 15.37 | 16.13 | 17.37 | 18.45 | 19.38 | 19.87 | 20.21 | 20.41 | 20.78 | 21.15 | 21.78 | 22.44 | 23.01 | 23.50 | 23.98 | 24.32 | 24.70 | 25.09 | 25.49 | 25.90 | 26.37 | 26.84 |
| 60-64 | 9.29 | 9.81 | 10.13 | 9.69 | 10.15 | 10.21 | 10.77 | 11.08 | 11.38 | 11.19 | 11.57 | 11.88 | 12.68 | 13.52 | 14.26 | 14.55 | 14.65 | 14.87 | 15.34 | 15.91 | 16.76 | 17.57 | 18.26 | 18.69 | 19.02 | 19.24 | 19.60 | 19.95 | 20.45 | 20.97 | 21.43 | 21.85 | 22.26 | 22.58 | 22.92 |
| 65-69 | 9.52 | 10.07 | 10.35 | 10.59 | 10.38 | 10.34 | 10.55 | 10.74 | 10.62 | 11.12 | 11.30 | 11.70 | 12.13 | 12.47 | 12.39 | 12.75 | 13.02 | 13.72 | 14.40 | 15.05 | 15.39 | 15.55 | 15.81 | 16.17 | 16.64 | 17.35 | 18.03 | 18.64 | 19.05 | 19.41 | 19.67 | 20.00 | 20.32 | 20.75 | 21.21 |
| 70-74 | 7.34 | 8.86 | 8.98 | 9.24 | 9.96 | 10.66 | 11.12 | 11.36 | 11.87 | 11.81 | 11.98 | 12.26 | 12.46 | 12.44 | 12.92 | 13.13 | 13.53 | 13.98 | 14.35 | 14.39 | 14.78 | 15.08 | 15.73 | 16.38 | 17.01 | 17.37 | 17.61 | 17.92 | 18.32 | 18.81 | 19.49 | 20.15 | 20.75 | 21.17 | 21.54 |
| 75-79 | 4.16 | 4.53 | 5.37 | 5.86 | 6.78 | 7.42 | 8.66 | 8.89 | 9.50 | 10.47 | 11.27 | 11.71 | 11.98 | 12.47 | 12.48 | 12.67 | 12.95 | 13.19 | 13.23 | 13.71 | 13.95 | 14.33 | 14.77 | 15.15 | 15.24 | 15.62 | 15.92 | 16.52 | 17.12 | 17.71 | 18.08 | 18.33 | 18.64 | 19.02 | 19.48 |
| 80-84 | 1.89 | 2.32 | 3.10 | 3.38 | 3.47 | 4.05 | 4.20 | 4.76 | 5.24 | 5.98 | 6.52 | 7.53 | 7.73 | 8.25 | 9.07 | 9.73 | 10.10 | 10.30 | 10.71 | 10.72 | 10.90 | 11.15 | 11.35 | 11.39 | 11.80 | 12.01 | 12.36 | 12.71 | 13.02 | 13.10 | 13.42 | 13.69 | 14.20 | 14.70 | 15.19 |
| 85+ | 1.74 | 1.77 | 2.11 | 2.66 | 2.92 | 3.07 | 3.39 | 4.04 | 4.61 | 4.83 | 5.37 | 5.73 | 6.67 | 7.47 | 8.20 | 9.03 | 10.07 | 10.94 | 11.94 | 13.14 | 14.30 | 15.41 | 16.26 | 17.38 | 18.35 | 19.42 | 20.51 | 21.35 | 22.31 | 23.44 | 24.49 | 25.68 | 26.67 | 27.73 | 28.73 |
| Total | 188.17 | 196.71 | 202.90 | 207.80 | 210.67 | 215.24 | 223.63 | 232.02 | 240.41 | 248.79 | 257.18 | 265.57 | 273.96 | 282.34 | 290.73 | 299.12 | 307.50 | 315.89 | 324.28 | 332.67 | 341.05 | 349.44 | 357.83 | 366.22 | 374.60 | 382.99 | 391.38 | 399.77 | 408.15 | 416.54 | 424.93 | 433.32 | 441.70 | 450.09 | 458.48 |