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 | 5.87 | 2.94 | 2.03 | 2.26 | 1.58 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 0.92 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.28 |
| 5-9 | 6.78 | 7.46 | 7.00 | 5.87 | 5.42 | 4.20 | 3.16 | 2.42 | 2.59 | 1.89 | 1.60 | 1.47 | 1.17 | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.88 | 0.96 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.61 |
| 10-14 | 2.26 | 2.49 | 3.62 | 4.07 | 4.29 | 5.60 | 5.45 | 5.43 | 4.76 | 3.90 | 3.03 | 2.25 | 1.72 | 1.55 | 1.22 | 1.16 | 1.08 | 0.82 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.64 |
| 15-19 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 0.68 | 0.90 | 1.36 | 1.70 | 2.55 | 2.97 | 3.01 | 3.68 | 4.23 | 4.41 | 4.64 | 4.23 | 3.40 | 2.63 | 2.05 | 1.58 | 1.53 | 1.35 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.14 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.89 |
| 20-24 | 2.71 | 1.81 | 2.03 | 2.49 | 2.03 | 1.42 | 1.86 | 1.58 | 1.99 | 2.50 | 2.90 | 3.41 | 3.61 | 3.57 | 4.18 | 4.67 | 4.87 | 5.15 | 4.78 | 4.00 | 3.28 | 2.78 | 2.39 | 2.38 | 2.22 | 2.21 | 2.16 | 1.94 | 1.74 | 1.65 | 1.58 | 1.51 | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.40 |
| 25-29 | 1.58 | 2.26 | 2.26 | 2.03 | 2.49 | 3.15 | 2.49 | 2.83 | 3.29 | 3.27 | 2.73 | 2.70 | 2.22 | 2.48 | 2.86 | 3.00 | 3.20 | 3.40 | 3.52 | 4.11 | 4.50 | 4.59 | 4.59 | 4.18 | 3.73 | 3.18 | 2.89 | 2.71 | 2.69 | 2.54 | 2.37 | 2.21 | 2.05 | 1.92 | 1.84 |
| 30-34 | 3.39 | 2.26 | 2.49 | 2.26 | 1.58 | 1.54 | 1.99 | 1.90 | 1.77 | 1.89 | 2.40 | 1.80 | 2.11 | 2.55 | 2.52 | 2.13 | 2.14 | 1.63 | 1.56 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1.77 | 1.82 | 1.69 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.63 | 1.64 | 1.58 | 1.54 | 1.49 | 1.46 | 1.44 | 1.41 | 1.36 |
| 35-39 | 0.68 | 0.90 | 1.13 | 1.36 | 2.03 | 2.58 | 2.60 | 2.98 | 2.78 | 2.15 | 1.80 | 2.03 | 1.97 | 1.90 | 1.99 | 2.41 | 1.89 | 2.17 | 2.62 | 2.69 | 2.39 | 2.46 | 1.98 | 1.85 | 2.00 | 2.04 | 2.06 | 2.07 | 1.85 | 1.72 | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 1.58 |
| 40-44 | 1.36 | 2.49 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.01 | 1.27 | 1.72 | 2.13 | 2.93 | 3.43 | 3.19 | 3.43 | 3.15 | 2.49 | 2.10 | 2.34 | 2.31 | 2.27 | 2.40 | 2.86 | 2.39 | 2.71 | 3.20 | 3.30 | 3.03 | 3.08 | 2.55 | 2.37 | 2.46 | 2.45 | 2.44 | 2.42 | 2.19 | 2.04 |
| 45-49 | 0.68 | 0.45 | 1.81 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.86 | 2.62 | 1.28 | 1.33 | 1.45 | 1.39 | 1.53 | 1.92 | 2.30 | 3.08 | 3.55 | 3.31 | 3.56 | 3.28 | 2.63 | 2.26 | 2.51 | 2.50 | 2.47 | 2.61 | 3.09 | 2.62 | 2.93 | 3.40 | 3.49 | 3.19 | 3.23 | 2.68 | 2.50 | 2.58 |
| 50-54 | 2.03 | 2.03 | 2.03 | 1.36 | 1.13 | 0.89 | 0.30 | 1.46 | 1.60 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 2.14 | 1.20 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.22 | 1.16 | 1.28 | 1.47 | 1.94 | 2.30 | 1.99 | 2.26 | 2.28 | 1.75 | 1.29 | 1.91 | 2.12 | 2.18 | 2.30 | 2.80 | 2.33 | 2.61 | 3.05 | 3.11 |
| 55-59 | 2.71 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 2.71 | 2.94 | 2.02 | 1.66 | 1.44 | 0.29 | 0.10 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 1.20 | 1.47 | 1.45 | 1.40 | 2.09 | 1.20 | 1.01 | 1.09 | 1.19 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.19 | 1.71 | 2.20 | 1.76 | 2.03 | 2.09 | 1.64 | 1.19 | 1.82 | 2.04 | 2.11 | 2.23 |
| 60-64 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.10 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 1.13 | 1.34 | 1.33 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 0.37 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 1.29 | 1.56 | 1.54 | 1.48 | 2.17 | 1.33 | 1.15 | 1.22 | 1.31 | 1.19 | 1.24 | 1.29 | 1.80 | 2.27 | 1.83 | 2.08 | 2.12 | 1.68 |
| 65-69 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.62 | 1.72 | 1.82 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.01 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 1.23 | 1.41 | 1.39 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 0.50 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 0.51 | 1.43 | 1.71 | 1.70 | 1.67 | 2.32 | 1.48 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 1.43 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.84 |
| 70-74 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 1.17 | 1.26 | 1.77 | 1.82 | 1.89 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.05 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 1.26 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 0.56 | 0.40 | 0.52 | 0.59 | 1.50 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.73 | 2.37 | 1.52 | 1.34 | 1.40 |
| 75-79 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 1.17 | 1.26 | 1.77 | 1.82 | 1.89 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.05 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 1.26 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 0.56 | 0.40 | 0.52 | 0.59 | 1.50 | 1.77 | 1.77 |
| 80-84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 1.17 | 1.26 | 1.77 | 1.82 | 1.89 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.05 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 1.26 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 0.56 | 0.40 |
| 85+ | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 1.62 | 1.72 | 2.22 | 2.72 | 2.80 | 3.10 | 3.20 | 3.27 | 3.55 | 3.63 | 4.35 | 4.64 |
| Total | 33.44 | 30.73 | 30.73 | 30.73 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 | 30.28 |