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 | 2.17 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 1.11 | 0.88 | 0.62 | 0.46 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 |
| 5-9 | 2.59 | 2.48 | 2.48 | 2.01 | 1.48 | 1.73 | 1.14 | 1.01 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.67 | 0.52 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| 10-14 | 1.32 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.80 | 1.74 | 1.65 | 2.38 | 2.49 | 2.19 | 1.76 | 1.96 | 1.39 | 1.26 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 0.93 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 |
| 15-19 | 0.95 | 1.48 | 1.43 | 1.16 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.26 | 1.46 | 1.91 | 2.11 | 1.97 | 2.54 | 2.58 | 2.31 | 1.99 | 2.16 | 1.66 | 1.54 | 1.45 | 1.47 | 1.37 | 1.30 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 |
| 20-24 | 1.21 | 1.37 | 1.32 | 1.16 | 1.11 | 1.28 | 1.58 | 1.62 | 1.34 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.31 | 1.39 | 1.73 | 1.97 | 1.81 | 2.19 | 2.15 | 1.99 | 1.75 | 1.85 | 1.64 | 1.57 | 1.53 | 1.51 | 1.40 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.35 |
| 25-29 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.74 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 1.30 | 1.52 | 1.60 | 1.62 | 1.55 | 1.66 | 1.76 | 1.67 | 1.47 | 1.54 | 1.55 | 1.51 | 1.60 | 1.77 | 1.90 | 1.87 | 2.12 | 2.15 | 2.03 | 1.89 | 1.98 | 1.79 | 1.73 | 1.71 | 1.70 | 1.63 | 1.60 | 1.59 | 1.58 | 1.59 |
| 30-34 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 1.06 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 1.18 | 1.40 | 1.55 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.63 | 1.68 | 1.74 | 1.72 | 1.60 | 1.64 | 1.66 | 1.65 | 1.75 | 1.87 | 1.98 | 1.95 | 2.11 | 2.11 | 2.04 | 1.92 | 1.98 | 1.83 | 1.79 | 1.80 | 1.79 |
| 35-39 | 0.79 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.69 | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.63 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.97 | 1.18 | 1.33 | 1.49 | 1.44 | 1.40 | 1.32 | 1.38 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 1.54 | 1.60 | 1.56 | 1.66 | 1.65 | 1.58 | 1.52 |
| 40-44 | 0.63 | 0.74 | 0.69 | 0.85 | 0.69 | 0.64 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.67 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.51 | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.70 |
| 45-49 | 1.11 | 1.27 | 1.06 | 0.69 | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0.72 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.27 | 0.42 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.43 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 |
| 50-54 | 0.58 | 0.69 | 1.16 | 1.43 | 1.53 | 1.47 | 1.01 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.52 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 |
| 55-59 | 0.37 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.48 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.53 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 60-64 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.43 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.34 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| 65-69 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.43 | 0.71 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.56 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.49 | 0.40 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| 70-74 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.45 | 0.73 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
| 75-79 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.28 | 0.45 | 0.72 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.75 | 0.58 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 |
| 80-84 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.28 | 0.44 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.56 | 0.45 | 0.51 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.63 |
| 85+ | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.94 | 1.07 | 1.27 | 1.55 | 1.64 | 1.69 | 1.77 | 1.81 |
| Total | 14.37 | 14.37 | 14.32 | 14.32 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 | 14.16 |