Population density is the number of residents per square kilometre of land. Place Forecast works it out 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 population is projected using the cohort-component method. Only the population changes over time. The land area stays fixed.
A few things matter when you read density:
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 99.73 | 89.07 | 87.02 | 88.05 | 87.46 | 89.67 | 91.66 | 96.69 | 100.53 | 103.79 | 105.50 | 106.99 | 108.40 | 109.75 | 111.09 | 112.42 | 113.81 | 115.17 | 116.55 | 117.91 | 119.31 | 120.71 | 122.14 | 123.58 | 125.03 | 126.51 | 128.00 | 129.49 | 130.97 | 132.45 | 133.93 | 135.42 | 136.91 | 138.39 | 139.87 |
| 5-9 | 122.21 | 117.98 | 112.43 | 108.78 | 105.57 | 103.36 | 107.06 | 109.83 | 113.19 | 115.94 | 118.66 | 120.34 | 123.02 | 125.33 | 127.53 | 129.17 | 130.83 | 132.44 | 134.05 | 135.64 | 137.25 | 138.88 | 140.52 | 142.18 | 143.85 | 145.55 | 147.27 | 148.99 | 150.70 | 152.40 | 154.12 | 155.84 | 157.56 | 159.28 | 160.99 |
| 10-14 | 142.65 | 138.57 | 131.70 | 127.62 | 123.82 | 122.19 | 125.81 | 128.39 | 129.53 | 131.17 | 132.19 | 134.73 | 136.73 | 139.22 | 141.59 | 143.89 | 145.64 | 147.97 | 150.14 | 152.28 | 154.15 | 156.01 | 157.88 | 159.76 | 161.65 | 163.56 | 165.50 | 167.43 | 169.37 | 171.31 | 173.25 | 175.20 | 177.15 | 179.11 | 181.06 |
| 15-19 | 144.11 | 134.77 | 143.97 | 152.00 | 156.82 | 153.37 | 147.71 | 141.13 | 138.40 | 138.46 | 140.33 | 143.61 | 145.89 | 147.29 | 148.91 | 150.36 | 152.83 | 155.07 | 157.42 | 159.71 | 161.89 | 163.85 | 166.11 | 168.31 | 170.49 | 172.54 | 174.60 | 176.66 | 178.72 | 180.78 | 182.86 | 184.95 | 187.03 | 189.12 | 191.21 |
| 20-24 | 157.40 | 149.22 | 146.30 | 154.34 | 164.41 | 162.35 | 159.66 | 163.09 | 163.63 | 162.17 | 162.11 | 161.25 | 161.06 | 162.22 | 163.87 | 166.33 | 168.73 | 170.66 | 172.52 | 174.39 | 176.56 | 178.99 | 181.15 | 183.37 | 185.59 | 187.89 | 190.16 | 192.45 | 194.68 | 196.89 | 199.10 | 201.32 | 203.53 | 205.74 | 207.95 |
| 25-29 | 142.22 | 130.24 | 135.79 | 142.22 | 153.17 | 152.81 | 151.40 | 152.94 | 154.94 | 157.13 | 158.56 | 159.84 | 161.64 | 163.22 | 164.70 | 166.38 | 168.19 | 170.02 | 172.01 | 173.97 | 176.10 | 178.19 | 180.27 | 182.38 | 184.51 | 186.71 | 188.94 | 191.13 | 193.29 | 195.43 | 197.60 | 199.79 | 201.95 | 204.12 | 206.28 |
| 30-34 | 142.80 | 131.85 | 130.54 | 146.89 | 152.29 | 151.07 | 150.18 | 152.35 | 153.43 | 154.51 | 156.00 | 157.68 | 159.33 | 160.98 | 162.81 | 164.63 | 166.61 | 168.59 | 170.57 | 172.50 | 174.52 | 176.55 | 178.61 | 180.71 | 182.83 | 184.99 | 187.17 | 189.34 | 191.49 | 193.62 | 195.77 | 197.93 | 200.08 | 202.23 | 204.37 |
| 35-39 | 149.52 | 148.79 | 149.52 | 151.12 | 154.92 | 157.11 | 163.31 | 169.98 | 175.00 | 176.60 | 178.45 | 180.22 | 182.43 | 184.18 | 186.02 | 187.99 | 190.24 | 192.49 | 194.73 | 196.99 | 199.30 | 201.64 | 204.01 | 206.41 | 208.83 | 211.29 | 213.77 | 216.26 | 218.73 | 221.20 | 223.68 | 226.17 | 228.64 | 231.12 | 233.60 |
| 40-44 | 140.03 | 142.95 | 140.61 | 146.45 | 155.07 | 160.28 | 165.73 | 169.55 | 172.46 | 177.00 | 181.01 | 185.36 | 189.41 | 192.82 | 194.70 | 196.80 | 199.05 | 201.53 | 203.81 | 206.10 | 208.44 | 210.90 | 213.39 | 215.89 | 218.42 | 220.99 | 223.59 | 226.20 | 228.82 | 231.43 | 234.05 | 236.69 | 239.31 | 241.95 | 244.58 |
| 45-49 | 156.38 | 154.48 | 145.43 | 140.46 | 144.41 | 147.46 | 154.55 | 160.70 | 166.60 | 171.75 | 177.45 | 182.16 | 186.43 | 188.34 | 191.94 | 194.76 | 198.45 | 202.04 | 205.35 | 207.45 | 209.79 | 212.22 | 214.92 | 217.45 | 219.97 | 222.50 | 225.14 | 227.79 | 230.42 | 233.07 | 235.74 | 238.43 | 241.12 | 243.82 | 246.52 |
| 50-54 | 155.07 | 149.96 | 157.26 | 164.41 | 166.89 | 161.12 | 158.30 | 154.92 | 157.48 | 166.63 | 172.68 | 178.45 | 182.90 | 188.16 | 192.67 | 197.90 | 201.71 | 205.51 | 207.59 | 211.23 | 214.27 | 217.79 | 221.09 | 224.25 | 226.71 | 229.37 | 232.06 | 234.92 | 237.66 | 240.40 | 243.14 | 245.94 | 248.75 | 251.55 | 254.37 |
| 55-59 | 135.06 | 134.92 | 131.85 | 138.42 | 142.51 | 147.56 | 149.06 | 154.88 | 158.10 | 155.13 | 151.61 | 150.37 | 148.86 | 151.15 | 157.51 | 161.97 | 166.16 | 169.58 | 173.62 | 177.22 | 181.08 | 184.23 | 187.18 | 189.21 | 192.19 | 194.86 | 197.77 | 200.53 | 203.22 | 205.48 | 207.85 | 210.24 | 212.73 | 215.15 | 217.58 |
| 60-64 | 125.86 | 128.93 | 128.35 | 126.89 | 126.30 | 129.05 | 128.88 | 131.48 | 136.96 | 140.05 | 143.52 | 145.46 | 150.29 | 152.54 | 151.07 | 149.28 | 148.84 | 147.80 | 149.68 | 154.65 | 158.48 | 162.17 | 165.26 | 168.48 | 171.32 | 174.59 | 177.52 | 180.41 | 182.26 | 184.92 | 187.21 | 189.86 | 192.41 | 194.91 | 197.01 |
| 65-69 | 95.05 | 95.49 | 101.04 | 106.15 | 112.87 | 117.69 | 124.47 | 124.48 | 121.49 | 120.63 | 123.20 | 124.07 | 126.27 | 131.33 | 134.52 | 137.37 | 138.92 | 142.74 | 144.21 | 143.27 | 142.29 | 142.52 | 142.38 | 144.35 | 148.56 | 151.79 | 154.87 | 157.44 | 160.40 | 162.82 | 165.75 | 168.23 | 170.83 | 172.53 | 174.97 |
| 70-74 | 87.46 | 88.19 | 83.37 | 85.13 | 88.63 | 91.15 | 90.50 | 95.03 | 98.80 | 104.01 | 108.28 | 114.19 | 114.74 | 112.76 | 112.27 | 114.46 | 115.34 | 117.52 | 122.21 | 125.21 | 127.55 | 129.15 | 132.52 | 133.71 | 133.17 | 132.58 | 132.89 | 132.83 | 134.59 | 138.27 | 141.19 | 143.97 | 146.29 | 148.85 | 150.97 |
| 75-79 | 67.02 | 70.23 | 76.95 | 79.14 | 79.58 | 80.63 | 81.96 | 78.33 | 78.68 | 80.52 | 81.92 | 81.69 | 85.44 | 88.54 | 92.95 | 96.61 | 101.64 | 102.20 | 100.67 | 100.44 | 102.36 | 103.18 | 105.04 | 109.09 | 111.71 | 113.66 | 115.05 | 117.86 | 118.91 | 118.63 | 118.25 | 118.61 | 118.68 | 120.21 | 123.36 |
| 80-84 | 52.71 | 53.44 | 52.42 | 55.34 | 57.09 | 58.52 | 62.22 | 68.98 | 71.07 | 70.90 | 71.76 | 72.94 | 70.16 | 70.78 | 72.22 | 73.47 | 73.36 | 76.37 | 78.99 | 82.54 | 85.45 | 89.35 | 89.77 | 88.64 | 88.60 | 90.24 | 91.03 | 92.56 | 95.81 | 97.87 | 99.52 | 100.69 | 103.04 | 104.01 | 103.82 |
| 85+ | 81.18 | 77.39 | 76.07 | 73.44 | 74.76 | 77.68 | 78.63 | 80.12 | 83.64 | 86.44 | 88.51 | 91.27 | 96.51 | 99.80 | 100.96 | 102.43 | 104.79 | 106.30 | 108.81 | 110.33 | 111.91 | 113.26 | 116.27 | 119.65 | 122.87 | 125.57 | 128.78 | 130.71 | 131.87 | 133.84 | 136.71 | 139.33 | 141.50 | 144.29 | 146.80 |
| Total | 2196.47 | 2136.46 | 2130.62 | 2186.83 | 2246.55 | 2263.09 | 2291.06 | 2332.86 | 2373.92 | 2412.82 | 2451.72 | 2490.62 | 2529.52 | 2568.42 | 2607.32 | 2646.22 | 2685.12 | 2724.02 | 2762.91 | 2801.81 | 2840.71 | 2879.61 | 2918.51 | 2957.41 | 2996.31 | 3035.21 | 3074.11 | 3113.01 | 3151.90 | 3190.80 | 3229.70 | 3268.60 | 3307.50 | 3346.40 | 3385.30 |