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 | 102.37 | 106.11 | 102.85 | 107.55 | 103.35 | 98.16 | 106.04 | 110.52 | 111.36 | 115.54 | 117.71 | 119.37 | 120.99 | 122.64 | 124.32 | 125.19 | 125.85 | 126.45 | 126.99 | 127.49 | 127.94 | 128.43 | 128.96 | 129.53 | 130.16 | 130.81 | 131.48 | 132.16 | 132.86 | 133.58 | 134.31 | 135.04 | 135.77 | 136.50 | 137.22 |
| 5-9 | 145.61 | 129.40 | 133.54 | 130.94 | 138.14 | 137.90 | 139.98 | 138.47 | 142.32 | 146.73 | 147.75 | 156.10 | 161.00 | 163.51 | 168.23 | 169.84 | 171.03 | 172.19 | 173.36 | 174.48 | 175.54 | 176.46 | 177.33 | 178.17 | 179.02 | 179.84 | 180.68 | 181.56 | 182.46 | 183.40 | 184.37 | 185.35 | 186.33 | 187.32 | 188.31 |
| 10-14 | 156.64 | 145.47 | 150.74 | 151.74 | 138.00 | 147.15 | 140.27 | 144.21 | 147.78 | 151.22 | 154.03 | 156.10 | 158.33 | 163.17 | 167.72 | 170.56 | 176.04 | 179.17 | 181.02 | 183.47 | 184.77 | 185.92 | 187.04 | 188.19 | 189.34 | 190.48 | 191.52 | 192.53 | 193.52 | 194.49 | 195.46 | 196.45 | 197.46 | 198.47 | 199.50 |
| 15-19 | 172.00 | 163.21 | 165.84 | 168.41 | 165.11 | 159.51 | 159.36 | 157.27 | 154.76 | 145.27 | 150.47 | 147.57 | 150.47 | 154.31 | 157.77 | 159.23 | 160.50 | 161.80 | 164.27 | 166.38 | 168.42 | 171.78 | 173.73 | 175.19 | 176.98 | 178.12 | 179.17 | 180.21 | 181.27 | 182.34 | 183.40 | 184.41 | 185.40 | 186.37 | 187.32 |
| 20-24 | 196.71 | 183.97 | 196.78 | 206.86 | 219.85 | 205.31 | 199.29 | 195.72 | 193.35 | 195.21 | 195.53 | 198.30 | 199.46 | 200.80 | 200.94 | 202.43 | 201.51 | 202.59 | 203.65 | 204.13 | 205.68 | 206.18 | 207.57 | 209.30 | 210.50 | 212.00 | 213.53 | 214.81 | 216.03 | 217.31 | 218.55 | 219.79 | 220.96 | 222.14 | 223.29 |
| 25-29 | 177.36 | 165.18 | 162.11 | 182.27 | 181.24 | 192.36 | 196.02 | 196.64 | 194.36 | 194.78 | 197.36 | 200.44 | 202.98 | 205.65 | 208.69 | 207.56 | 207.48 | 207.77 | 208.29 | 208.87 | 209.84 | 210.71 | 211.74 | 212.85 | 214.02 | 215.28 | 216.43 | 217.61 | 218.84 | 220.08 | 221.35 | 222.61 | 223.79 | 224.97 | 226.13 |
| 30-34 | 167.47 | 159.00 | 155.78 | 162.75 | 179.98 | 177.85 | 179.56 | 186.33 | 191.05 | 191.49 | 196.04 | 199.85 | 203.02 | 205.65 | 208.61 | 208.65 | 208.88 | 209.27 | 209.76 | 210.46 | 211.18 | 212.06 | 212.99 | 214.01 | 215.13 | 216.32 | 217.50 | 218.67 | 219.86 | 221.08 | 222.32 | 223.56 | 224.76 | 225.95 | 227.13 |
| 35-39 | 164.03 | 155.66 | 158.25 | 172.81 | 172.27 | 173.41 | 174.53 | 175.32 | 169.53 | 170.51 | 171.37 | 173.96 | 177.46 | 180.53 | 183.14 | 184.17 | 184.95 | 185.68 | 186.38 | 187.13 | 187.81 | 188.53 | 189.30 | 190.14 | 191.08 | 192.06 | 193.06 | 194.07 | 195.11 | 196.18 | 197.27 | 198.36 | 199.43 | 200.49 | 201.55 |
| 40-44 | 166.26 | 167.80 | 169.34 | 174.78 | 172.61 | 180.92 | 185.92 | 190.31 | 192.15 | 193.50 | 193.30 | 196.84 | 201.25 | 200.17 | 202.98 | 203.27 | 204.34 | 206.01 | 207.25 | 208.26 | 209.31 | 210.26 | 211.21 | 212.17 | 213.21 | 214.24 | 215.30 | 216.38 | 217.48 | 218.63 | 219.81 | 221.00 | 222.19 | 223.38 | 224.56 |
| 45-49 | 179.13 | 154.06 | 155.39 | 167.30 | 168.33 | 169.25 | 176.03 | 173.12 | 180.55 | 184.57 | 192.87 | 194.34 | 197.37 | 201.39 | 202.41 | 202.97 | 204.48 | 205.77 | 205.63 | 207.01 | 207.78 | 208.89 | 210.18 | 211.37 | 212.42 | 213.54 | 214.62 | 215.71 | 216.80 | 217.92 | 219.06 | 220.22 | 221.37 | 222.53 | 223.70 |
| 50-54 | 183.36 | 187.57 | 180.16 | 174.87 | 173.79 | 159.43 | 139.73 | 135.91 | 136.81 | 134.22 | 134.23 | 139.25 | 138.15 | 141.54 | 145.15 | 148.22 | 148.36 | 149.89 | 150.93 | 150.79 | 151.02 | 151.96 | 152.73 | 153.01 | 153.99 | 154.73 | 155.57 | 156.51 | 157.40 | 158.23 | 159.08 | 159.93 | 160.77 | 161.61 | 162.44 |
| 55-59 | 183.61 | 171.48 | 167.31 | 166.29 | 156.40 | 170.24 | 185.65 | 182.45 | 178.20 | 174.43 | 163.74 | 152.28 | 151.51 | 153.23 | 152.73 | 152.92 | 156.11 | 155.46 | 156.85 | 159.06 | 161.03 | 161.61 | 162.99 | 163.62 | 163.97 | 164.42 | 165.44 | 166.41 | 166.97 | 167.98 | 168.82 | 169.75 | 170.74 | 171.68 | 172.59 |
| 60-64 | 180.75 | 169.76 | 165.97 | 165.53 | 166.04 | 161.12 | 150.53 | 148.61 | 146.16 | 144.52 | 154.97 | 163.91 | 162.48 | 160.41 | 159.05 | 153.79 | 148.19 | 147.85 | 148.64 | 148.37 | 148.81 | 150.56 | 150.65 | 151.96 | 153.25 | 154.66 | 155.34 | 156.38 | 157.26 | 157.90 | 158.63 | 159.54 | 160.43 | 161.15 | 162.05 |
| 65-69 | 157.94 | 151.91 | 150.98 | 157.87 | 151.33 | 145.63 | 146.60 | 145.83 | 142.35 | 141.35 | 139.28 | 134.35 | 131.95 | 129.55 | 128.55 | 133.73 | 139.13 | 138.94 | 137.76 | 137.33 | 134.44 | 131.37 | 131.32 | 131.98 | 132.12 | 132.62 | 134.09 | 134.37 | 135.22 | 136.28 | 137.39 | 138.05 | 139.05 | 139.74 | 140.31 |
| 70-74 | 134.15 | 139.01 | 131.50 | 124.15 | 132.12 | 139.50 | 144.03 | 148.51 | 153.67 | 150.25 | 146.36 | 149.15 | 148.76 | 146.72 | 145.19 | 142.96 | 138.99 | 137.24 | 136.52 | 135.44 | 139.36 | 143.70 | 143.75 | 143.61 | 143.55 | 141.60 | 139.36 | 139.56 | 140.34 | 140.60 | 141.15 | 142.44 | 142.91 | 143.78 | 144.82 |
| 75-79 | 79.02 | 86.97 | 101.31 | 117.57 | 117.14 | 124.90 | 123.97 | 124.82 | 125.89 | 136.57 | 144.65 | 148.99 | 154.24 | 158.72 | 155.94 | 153.10 | 154.65 | 153.84 | 151.60 | 150.78 | 149.51 | 146.43 | 144.93 | 143.78 | 143.24 | 146.92 | 150.83 | 151.29 | 151.21 | 151.15 | 149.47 | 147.75 | 147.99 | 148.74 | 149.15 |
| 80-84 | 52.67 | 55.85 | 57.34 | 58.97 | 66.31 | 66.36 | 70.33 | 78.74 | 88.71 | 91.03 | 95.82 | 95.66 | 97.09 | 98.43 | 106.74 | 111.91 | 113.44 | 116.07 | 118.95 | 117.23 | 115.15 | 116.19 | 116.73 | 116.15 | 115.89 | 114.57 | 112.13 | 111.36 | 110.99 | 110.85 | 113.36 | 115.84 | 115.95 | 115.68 | 115.73 |
| 85+ | 67.41 | 63.76 | 68.61 | 69.59 | 72.78 | 76.71 | 80.74 | 82.17 | 82.38 | 86.62 | 88.33 | 93.29 | 99.24 | 105.30 | 109.54 | 113.64 | 116.60 | 121.00 | 125.57 | 133.17 | 138.68 | 141.66 | 145.99 | 150.53 | 154.13 | 156.22 | 158.78 | 161.69 | 164.10 | 166.16 | 166.77 | 166.92 | 168.13 | 169.35 | 170.49 |
| Total | 2666.48 | 2556.17 | 2573.82 | 2660.24 | 2674.79 | 2685.71 | 2698.57 | 2714.96 | 2731.39 | 2747.81 | 2783.79 | 2819.77 | 2855.75 | 2891.72 | 2927.70 | 2944.13 | 2960.56 | 2976.99 | 2993.42 | 3009.85 | 3026.28 | 3042.71 | 3059.14 | 3075.56 | 3091.99 | 3108.42 | 3124.85 | 3141.28 | 3157.71 | 3174.14 | 3190.57 | 3207.00 | 3223.43 | 3239.86 | 3256.28 |