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 | 125.25 | 115.22 | 120.60 | 127.69 | 140.90 | 142.50 | 145.13 | 147.52 | 150.07 | 152.37 | 155.80 | 159.51 | 163.31 | 167.21 | 171.13 | 175.08 | 180.82 | 186.58 | 192.32 | 198.06 | 203.77 | 209.44 | 209.06 | 208.68 | 208.39 | 208.10 | 207.93 | 207.86 | 207.88 | 207.95 | 208.09 | 208.28 | 208.51 | 208.78 | 209.10 |
| 5-9 | 118.89 | 115.95 | 118.15 | 114.24 | 122.31 | 126.70 | 126.26 | 130.03 | 132.73 | 135.06 | 138.21 | 142.19 | 145.90 | 149.34 | 152.97 | 156.51 | 161.49 | 166.60 | 171.74 | 176.84 | 181.94 | 187.03 | 187.24 | 187.04 | 186.72 | 186.62 | 186.48 | 186.39 | 186.41 | 186.49 | 186.62 | 186.79 | 187.01 | 187.26 | 187.54 |
| 10-14 | 131.61 | 118.89 | 120.60 | 129.41 | 133.81 | 135.06 | 132.05 | 127.64 | 124.99 | 125.54 | 129.52 | 132.76 | 136.44 | 139.92 | 143.14 | 146.27 | 151.01 | 155.71 | 160.42 | 165.21 | 169.97 | 174.73 | 175.03 | 175.37 | 175.57 | 175.57 | 175.59 | 175.59 | 175.55 | 175.58 | 175.69 | 175.84 | 176.03 | 176.25 | 176.51 |
| 15-19 | 192.52 | 164.14 | 166.83 | 170.26 | 175.15 | 171.72 | 187.67 | 189.65 | 192.75 | 193.12 | 198.58 | 202.67 | 206.62 | 210.89 | 215.63 | 220.84 | 228.96 | 236.40 | 243.56 | 250.64 | 257.69 | 264.73 | 261.10 | 260.02 | 259.72 | 259.65 | 259.65 | 259.75 | 259.96 | 260.21 | 260.47 | 260.77 | 261.11 | 261.48 | 261.89 |
| 20-24 | 510.04 | 476.77 | 477.75 | 512.49 | 523.25 | 469.47 | 488.49 | 522.69 | 547.89 | 563.79 | 585.43 | 603.85 | 620.16 | 635.79 | 650.63 | 665.38 | 690.31 | 713.67 | 735.95 | 757.61 | 778.85 | 799.76 | 785.99 | 777.38 | 772.44 | 769.91 | 768.92 | 768.83 | 769.27 | 769.99 | 770.89 | 771.93 | 773.08 | 774.34 | 775.70 |
| 25-29 | 544.78 | 528.14 | 564.84 | 620.85 | 678.34 | 702.34 | 690.02 | 675.46 | 672.06 | 675.75 | 692.32 | 712.53 | 733.90 | 754.25 | 773.40 | 791.83 | 819.30 | 846.53 | 873.28 | 899.53 | 925.35 | 950.79 | 944.45 | 938.10 | 933.01 | 929.44 | 927.29 | 926.27 | 926.07 | 926.44 | 927.23 | 928.30 | 929.58 | 931.02 | 932.59 |
| 30-34 | 390.66 | 408.77 | 429.07 | 492.43 | 537.44 | 557.91 | 575.57 | 592.31 | 595.93 | 599.58 | 613.55 | 625.62 | 637.97 | 652.02 | 667.11 | 682.46 | 704.23 | 726.71 | 749.44 | 772.20 | 794.87 | 817.36 | 819.95 | 820.84 | 820.36 | 819.20 | 817.90 | 816.92 | 816.27 | 816.04 | 816.22 | 816.75 | 817.57 | 818.61 | 819.82 |
| 35-39 | 258.57 | 262.73 | 282.30 | 317.52 | 359.11 | 389.90 | 387.17 | 383.73 | 388.60 | 393.54 | 400.84 | 412.12 | 423.72 | 432.90 | 442.39 | 452.56 | 465.87 | 479.44 | 493.50 | 507.91 | 522.50 | 537.30 | 540.74 | 543.05 | 544.93 | 546.24 | 547.14 | 547.59 | 547.91 | 548.14 | 548.34 | 548.61 | 549.00 | 549.50 | 550.13 |
| 40-44 | 213.80 | 207.69 | 209.64 | 225.30 | 251.23 | 261.69 | 258.31 | 258.84 | 261.48 | 264.54 | 272.07 | 277.06 | 282.15 | 288.76 | 295.48 | 301.89 | 311.63 | 321.45 | 330.92 | 340.46 | 350.16 | 359.83 | 360.71 | 361.51 | 362.13 | 362.77 | 363.36 | 363.91 | 364.42 | 364.95 | 365.46 | 365.96 | 366.42 | 366.90 | 367.40 |
| 45-49 | 208.17 | 198.39 | 203.53 | 200.35 | 208.42 | 211.68 | 220.29 | 220.30 | 226.84 | 231.67 | 237.61 | 242.49 | 247.75 | 253.52 | 259.38 | 265.71 | 273.58 | 281.74 | 290.15 | 298.70 | 307.24 | 315.93 | 317.56 | 318.40 | 318.83 | 318.96 | 318.97 | 319.09 | 319.33 | 319.65 | 320.03 | 320.47 | 320.93 | 321.41 | 321.94 |
| 50-54 | 176.62 | 187.87 | 201.32 | 205.24 | 208.42 | 209.55 | 203.45 | 212.14 | 213.55 | 219.88 | 225.55 | 232.47 | 236.12 | 242.78 | 249.25 | 255.37 | 262.44 | 269.91 | 277.80 | 285.85 | 294.25 | 302.54 | 306.34 | 308.92 | 310.60 | 311.88 | 312.71 | 313.22 | 313.60 | 313.92 | 314.18 | 314.44 | 314.76 | 315.16 | 315.61 |
| 55-59 | 148.73 | 147.51 | 148.24 | 145.06 | 152.64 | 170.12 | 191.34 | 204.60 | 211.78 | 211.77 | 214.05 | 213.67 | 220.64 | 224.70 | 231.21 | 237.09 | 244.24 | 250.07 | 257.57 | 265.21 | 272.89 | 280.44 | 284.68 | 288.21 | 291.33 | 293.92 | 296.10 | 297.87 | 299.15 | 300.08 | 300.87 | 301.47 | 301.93 | 302.35 | 302.76 |
| 60-64 | 141.88 | 139.44 | 132.83 | 135.28 | 137.72 | 137.75 | 142.63 | 147.14 | 150.76 | 160.35 | 174.21 | 188.42 | 198.14 | 204.44 | 207.00 | 210.27 | 212.53 | 218.96 | 224.15 | 230.98 | 237.68 | 244.59 | 248.85 | 253.54 | 257.63 | 261.22 | 264.07 | 266.46 | 268.49 | 270.33 | 271.88 | 273.23 | 274.36 | 275.24 | 275.94 |
| 65-69 | 124.76 | 123.53 | 130.14 | 136.01 | 140.41 | 134.37 | 126.30 | 122.98 | 126.58 | 129.69 | 130.90 | 134.82 | 138.58 | 143.14 | 150.54 | 159.73 | 169.39 | 176.42 | 181.82 | 185.24 | 189.10 | 192.51 | 196.58 | 199.62 | 203.20 | 206.41 | 209.56 | 212.01 | 214.71 | 217.10 | 219.14 | 220.81 | 222.26 | 223.52 | 224.69 |
| 70-74 | 95.89 | 102.99 | 107.63 | 112.53 | 123.53 | 125.17 | 125.17 | 124.65 | 124.71 | 122.22 | 119.67 | 117.98 | 118.45 | 121.68 | 124.93 | 127.08 | 131.33 | 135.44 | 139.54 | 144.79 | 151.11 | 157.47 | 161.03 | 163.25 | 164.23 | 165.18 | 165.83 | 167.60 | 168.86 | 170.42 | 171.91 | 173.38 | 174.51 | 175.78 | 176.93 |
| 75-79 | 81.21 | 74.61 | 77.79 | 80.48 | 89.04 | 94.78 | 99.87 | 99.82 | 103.83 | 107.62 | 109.35 | 110.80 | 111.46 | 112.40 | 112.25 | 111.80 | 112.63 | 114.37 | 118.01 | 121.39 | 124.23 | 127.91 | 130.13 | 132.59 | 135.32 | 138.40 | 141.03 | 142.79 | 143.90 | 144.41 | 144.94 | 145.40 | 146.46 | 147.25 | 148.17 |
| 80-84 | 77.30 | 82.19 | 81.95 | 75.83 | 73.88 | 75.21 | 75.58 | 77.70 | 79.51 | 84.10 | 87.84 | 91.31 | 92.15 | 96.10 | 99.26 | 101.15 | 102.94 | 104.87 | 106.82 | 108.63 | 110.24 | 112.27 | 113.51 | 115.33 | 116.86 | 117.96 | 119.31 | 120.46 | 121.45 | 122.62 | 124.23 | 125.56 | 126.67 | 127.40 | 127.86 |
| 85+ | 102.74 | 113.51 | 108.37 | 107.63 | 103.23 | 110.66 | 125.99 | 141.32 | 152.43 | 160.95 | 171.80 | 182.78 | 195.36 | 204.75 | 214.61 | 225.07 | 235.93 | 246.32 | 256.76 | 267.02 | 276.99 | 286.78 | 295.00 | 302.70 | 309.84 | 316.24 | 322.42 | 328.20 | 334.17 | 339.63 | 344.34 | 349.12 | 353.51 | 357.98 | 362.25 |
| Total | 3643.42 | 3568.32 | 3681.58 | 3908.59 | 4158.84 | 4226.59 | 4301.30 | 4378.54 | 4456.48 | 4531.55 | 4657.31 | 4783.06 | 4908.82 | 5034.58 | 5160.33 | 5286.09 | 5458.64 | 5631.19 | 5803.74 | 5976.29 | 6148.84 | 6321.39 | 6337.96 | 6354.54 | 6371.11 | 6387.68 | 6404.25 | 6420.82 | 6437.39 | 6453.96 | 6470.53 | 6487.10 | 6503.68 | 6520.25 | 6536.82 |