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 | 143.54 | 140.50 | 134.64 | 132.90 | 136.59 | 146.11 | 154.40 | 159.47 | 167.59 | 171.51 | 175.30 | 178.12 | 180.77 | 183.21 | 185.46 | 187.93 | 190.39 | 192.57 | 194.74 | 196.90 | 199.06 | 201.21 | 203.39 | 205.58 | 207.78 | 209.98 | 212.21 | 214.44 | 216.69 | 218.95 | 221.21 | 223.45 | 225.70 | 227.93 | 230.16 |
| 5-9 | 163.74 | 152.66 | 158.09 | 149.19 | 143.54 | 136.24 | 133.98 | 131.84 | 131.74 | 134.64 | 139.73 | 144.21 | 146.65 | 150.86 | 153.10 | 155.66 | 157.87 | 159.96 | 161.97 | 163.91 | 165.82 | 167.70 | 169.57 | 171.45 | 173.33 | 175.21 | 177.10 | 178.99 | 180.89 | 182.79 | 184.69 | 186.60 | 188.50 | 190.40 | 192.30 |
| 10-14 | 162.65 | 161.35 | 154.18 | 158.09 | 154.18 | 160.80 | 169.83 | 177.74 | 174.11 | 173.20 | 169.64 | 169.68 | 169.26 | 170.08 | 172.67 | 176.80 | 180.66 | 183.06 | 186.62 | 188.97 | 191.46 | 193.74 | 196.06 | 198.34 | 200.59 | 202.82 | 205.05 | 207.26 | 209.48 | 211.71 | 213.93 | 216.14 | 218.35 | 220.55 | 222.75 |
| 15-19 | 163.95 | 161.56 | 174.59 | 184.15 | 183.50 | 177.76 | 175.97 | 178.29 | 189.84 | 199.48 | 208.60 | 214.38 | 219.13 | 217.78 | 218.10 | 217.10 | 217.96 | 218.93 | 220.42 | 223.13 | 226.60 | 229.94 | 232.82 | 236.15 | 238.94 | 241.76 | 244.49 | 247.22 | 249.95 | 252.65 | 255.34 | 258.01 | 260.68 | 263.34 | 265.99 |
| 20-24 | 207.17 | 194.14 | 193.92 | 204.13 | 211.51 | 210.38 | 209.18 | 216.02 | 217.87 | 216.74 | 216.59 | 217.41 | 220.34 | 226.31 | 230.50 | 235.16 | 238.34 | 241.50 | 242.79 | 244.78 | 246.19 | 248.36 | 251.05 | 253.62 | 256.65 | 259.71 | 262.75 | 265.65 | 268.63 | 271.49 | 274.34 | 277.15 | 279.96 | 282.74 | 285.52 |
| 25-29 | 231.70 | 213.90 | 216.29 | 235.40 | 245.60 | 247.71 | 251.67 | 252.21 | 256.39 | 260.41 | 262.95 | 264.89 | 267.87 | 270.17 | 272.21 | 275.37 | 278.70 | 281.83 | 285.48 | 288.88 | 292.24 | 295.33 | 298.64 | 301.68 | 304.81 | 307.85 | 311.05 | 314.33 | 317.59 | 320.93 | 324.25 | 327.54 | 330.80 | 334.05 | 337.28 |
| 30-34 | 235.83 | 230.40 | 217.37 | 228.23 | 241.91 | 254.40 | 251.27 | 251.47 | 249.90 | 249.74 | 250.33 | 252.60 | 254.35 | 257.01 | 259.80 | 263.10 | 266.35 | 269.31 | 272.13 | 274.92 | 277.79 | 280.73 | 283.80 | 286.97 | 290.09 | 293.21 | 296.33 | 299.46 | 302.57 | 305.69 | 308.78 | 311.87 | 314.95 | 318.02 | 321.09 |
| 35-39 | 196.74 | 208.25 | 215.85 | 237.79 | 239.96 | 244.75 | 260.76 | 269.17 | 277.95 | 285.51 | 293.14 | 294.49 | 296.67 | 297.70 | 299.60 | 302.31 | 305.84 | 309.00 | 312.46 | 315.95 | 319.37 | 322.78 | 326.31 | 329.83 | 333.33 | 336.87 | 340.46 | 344.07 | 347.72 | 351.37 | 355.02 | 358.64 | 362.25 | 365.84 | 369.42 |
| 40-44 | 174.59 | 176.55 | 186.75 | 194.57 | 207.82 | 219.97 | 230.48 | 243.42 | 258.09 | 264.39 | 270.81 | 281.27 | 286.71 | 292.88 | 298.53 | 304.42 | 307.44 | 310.63 | 312.98 | 315.92 | 318.96 | 322.38 | 325.86 | 329.49 | 333.13 | 336.75 | 340.36 | 344.01 | 347.66 | 351.30 | 354.96 | 358.63 | 362.31 | 366.00 | 369.67 |
| 45-49 | 193.27 | 185.88 | 179.15 | 173.51 | 171.12 | 180.02 | 195.75 | 210.02 | 219.70 | 232.68 | 242.47 | 250.80 | 260.97 | 271.53 | 277.44 | 283.61 | 291.95 | 296.46 | 301.84 | 306.90 | 311.78 | 315.00 | 318.49 | 321.32 | 324.56 | 327.84 | 331.35 | 334.91 | 338.56 | 342.21 | 345.85 | 349.46 | 353.09 | 356.70 | 360.30 |
| 50-54 | 180.67 | 179.37 | 186.32 | 190.01 | 189.14 | 186.78 | 182.64 | 179.81 | 179.50 | 181.88 | 189.78 | 199.95 | 209.01 | 215.19 | 223.76 | 231.07 | 237.49 | 245.00 | 252.55 | 257.15 | 261.87 | 267.79 | 271.48 | 275.77 | 279.80 | 283.75 | 286.74 | 289.85 | 292.59 | 295.58 | 298.58 | 301.71 | 304.87 | 308.07 | 311.26 |
| 55-59 | 168.73 | 156.79 | 152.66 | 154.61 | 159.17 | 159.42 | 151.47 | 147.56 | 146.06 | 144.37 | 142.42 | 140.33 | 139.99 | 141.00 | 143.12 | 146.93 | 151.21 | 155.48 | 158.40 | 162.89 | 166.57 | 169.45 | 173.07 | 176.46 | 178.81 | 181.22 | 184.24 | 186.56 | 189.08 | 191.39 | 193.70 | 195.65 | 197.64 | 199.55 | 201.54 |
| 60-64 | 161.56 | 147.88 | 142.24 | 146.80 | 151.57 | 144.37 | 137.55 | 134.51 | 130.09 | 127.34 | 125.53 | 123.27 | 122.34 | 121.89 | 121.63 | 121.86 | 122.00 | 122.34 | 123.15 | 124.39 | 126.46 | 128.81 | 131.25 | 133.13 | 135.66 | 137.86 | 139.74 | 141.80 | 143.81 | 145.43 | 147.12 | 149.03 | 150.71 | 152.44 | 154.11 |
| 65-69 | 124.00 | 120.52 | 121.39 | 123.56 | 128.77 | 129.13 | 127.71 | 124.12 | 122.81 | 119.91 | 115.68 | 113.13 | 111.73 | 110.38 | 109.72 | 109.45 | 109.14 | 109.26 | 109.56 | 110.02 | 110.75 | 111.41 | 111.98 | 112.80 | 113.81 | 115.29 | 116.99 | 118.72 | 120.21 | 121.96 | 123.54 | 125.00 | 126.47 | 127.96 | 129.28 |
| 70-74 | 94.25 | 94.03 | 98.59 | 100.11 | 102.06 | 102.64 | 98.11 | 94.41 | 89.94 | 88.11 | 86.01 | 85.91 | 84.67 | 84.87 | 84.06 | 82.79 | 82.29 | 82.13 | 81.75 | 81.61 | 81.80 | 82.06 | 82.50 | 82.90 | 83.35 | 84.05 | 84.75 | 85.33 | 86.00 | 86.70 | 87.68 | 88.82 | 89.98 | 91.01 | 92.18 |
| 75-79 | 76.00 | 64.50 | 68.62 | 72.96 | 78.39 | 80.71 | 84.87 | 85.48 | 86.13 | 84.35 | 83.76 | 80.56 | 77.69 | 74.74 | 73.78 | 72.57 | 72.65 | 72.04 | 72.37 | 71.79 | 71.09 | 70.90 | 70.92 | 70.89 | 70.99 | 71.24 | 71.59 | 72.08 | 72.52 | 72.98 | 73.63 | 74.28 | 74.84 | 75.45 | 76.10 |
| 80-84 | 54.94 | 56.89 | 57.11 | 57.33 | 62.98 | 64.14 | 55.48 | 54.20 | 52.93 | 52.43 | 51.71 | 54.22 | 54.56 | 55.25 | 54.59 | 54.80 | 53.58 | 52.27 | 50.61 | 50.25 | 49.47 | 49.60 | 49.39 | 49.82 | 49.75 | 49.49 | 49.42 | 49.49 | 49.56 | 49.71 | 49.93 | 50.20 | 50.56 | 50.90 | 51.26 |
| 85+ | 58.63 | 60.37 | 65.58 | 71.23 | 70.79 | 73.93 | 81.24 | 85.38 | 88.60 | 91.80 | 93.29 | 91.77 | 93.53 | 94.67 | 96.70 | 97.36 | 97.98 | 99.32 | 100.53 | 101.24 | 101.58 | 100.91 | 100.79 | 100.42 | 100.51 | 100.22 | 99.79 | 99.47 | 99.40 | 99.33 | 98.88 | 98.51 | 98.30 | 98.25 | 98.26 |
| Total | 2791.97 | 2705.54 | 2723.34 | 2814.55 | 2878.61 | 2919.26 | 2952.37 | 2995.15 | 3039.23 | 3078.49 | 3117.75 | 3157.00 | 3196.26 | 3235.52 | 3274.77 | 3318.30 | 3361.83 | 3401.09 | 3440.35 | 3479.60 | 3518.86 | 3558.12 | 3597.38 | 3636.63 | 3675.89 | 3715.15 | 3754.40 | 3793.66 | 3832.92 | 3872.17 | 3911.43 | 3950.69 | 3989.95 | 4029.20 | 4068.46 |