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 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 |
| 5-9 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 |
| 10-14 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
| 15-19 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 |
| 20-24 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 |
| 25-29 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 |
| 30-34 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 |
| 35-39 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 |
| 40-44 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| 45-49 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| 50-54 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| 55-59 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 |
| 60-64 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 |
| 65-69 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 |
| 70-74 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 |
| 75-79 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.33 |
| 80-84 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| 85+ | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
| Total | 6.09 | 5.89 | 5.91 | 5.97 | 5.94 | 5.95 | 5.95 | 5.97 | 5.98 | 5.99 | 6.01 | 6.02 | 6.03 | 6.04 | 6.06 | 6.07 | 6.08 | 6.10 | 6.11 | 6.12 | 6.13 | 6.15 | 6.16 | 6.17 | 6.19 | 6.20 | 6.21 | 6.22 | 6.24 | 6.25 | 6.26 | 6.28 | 6.29 | 6.30 | 6.31 |