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 | 192.01 | 193.73 | 182.68 | 182.04 | 170.05 | 172.65 | 176.26 | 177.52 | 182.51 | 186.91 | 187.26 | 187.05 | 186.44 | 185.91 | 185.66 | 185.64 | 185.80 | 186.22 | 186.76 | 187.33 | 187.96 | 188.68 | 189.58 | 190.52 | 191.49 | 192.49 | 193.54 | 194.63 | 195.76 | 196.91 | 198.08 | 199.28 | 200.49 | 201.73 | 202.97 |
| 5-9 | 235.42 | 235.33 | 231.06 | 209.83 | 205.68 | 206.14 | 211.30 | 214.59 | 219.69 | 216.04 | 217.14 | 218.96 | 220.75 | 224.00 | 226.40 | 227.12 | 227.67 | 228.10 | 228.56 | 229.14 | 229.80 | 230.54 | 231.53 | 232.61 | 233.75 | 234.89 | 236.10 | 237.39 | 238.76 | 240.15 | 241.56 | 243.00 | 244.45 | 245.93 | 247.42 |
| 10-14 | 251.12 | 242.19 | 235.84 | 236.31 | 233.28 | 241.37 | 237.04 | 224.93 | 209.56 | 211.39 | 210.19 | 212.94 | 215.41 | 218.10 | 216.71 | 217.74 | 219.09 | 220.55 | 222.79 | 224.71 | 225.66 | 226.49 | 227.34 | 228.22 | 229.21 | 230.23 | 231.30 | 232.48 | 233.75 | 235.06 | 236.38 | 237.73 | 239.13 | 240.55 | 242.00 |
| 15-19 | 280.83 | 277.49 | 277.83 | 274.52 | 264.70 | 266.03 | 273.68 | 281.14 | 284.24 | 278.85 | 284.51 | 282.67 | 275.48 | 265.38 | 266.70 | 265.63 | 268.02 | 270.33 | 273.58 | 273.42 | 274.56 | 275.84 | 277.56 | 279.96 | 282.10 | 283.55 | 284.93 | 286.31 | 287.76 | 289.29 | 290.84 | 292.42 | 294.07 | 295.78 | 297.52 |
| 20-24 | 315.50 | 306.37 | 301.31 | 318.17 | 331.02 | 321.61 | 307.90 | 299.05 | 300.65 | 303.21 | 302.82 | 306.44 | 311.48 | 314.42 | 311.67 | 315.18 | 313.90 | 310.79 | 306.48 | 308.52 | 309.24 | 311.41 | 313.64 | 316.01 | 316.93 | 318.67 | 320.51 | 322.55 | 324.89 | 327.05 | 328.94 | 330.80 | 332.65 | 334.54 | 336.47 |
| 25-29 | 266.08 | 273.96 | 274.86 | 288.69 | 314.03 | 316.76 | 306.39 | 287.39 | 280.61 | 277.13 | 270.36 | 265.28 | 264.25 | 266.21 | 267.64 | 267.20 | 269.08 | 272.62 | 274.85 | 274.28 | 276.14 | 276.47 | 276.35 | 275.61 | 277.56 | 278.90 | 280.74 | 282.51 | 284.31 | 285.74 | 287.53 | 289.30 | 291.10 | 293.02 | 294.89 |
| 30-34 | 243.48 | 243.51 | 244.99 | 240.73 | 222.95 | 235.76 | 249.14 | 260.77 | 262.32 | 267.68 | 265.55 | 261.22 | 255.48 | 253.21 | 251.90 | 250.03 | 248.85 | 248.99 | 250.44 | 251.98 | 252.82 | 254.29 | 256.38 | 258.15 | 258.94 | 260.65 | 261.70 | 262.51 | 263.17 | 264.87 | 266.38 | 268.10 | 269.81 | 271.51 | 273.05 |
| 35-39 | 242.74 | 241.73 | 220.11 | 212.70 | 218.10 | 244.08 | 252.60 | 258.18 | 256.93 | 245.70 | 247.66 | 253.94 | 258.90 | 261.35 | 265.49 | 265.08 | 263.74 | 262.04 | 261.76 | 261.77 | 261.78 | 262.14 | 262.88 | 264.20 | 265.74 | 267.15 | 268.93 | 270.74 | 272.40 | 273.73 | 275.64 | 277.16 | 278.47 | 279.74 | 281.49 |
| 40-44 | 204.12 | 203.16 | 207.91 | 217.17 | 234.55 | 230.97 | 221.05 | 209.83 | 209.13 | 213.89 | 224.67 | 227.58 | 230.91 | 231.13 | 225.49 | 227.38 | 231.37 | 234.50 | 235.47 | 237.87 | 238.28 | 238.48 | 238.23 | 238.82 | 239.62 | 240.22 | 241.07 | 242.27 | 243.77 | 245.27 | 246.56 | 248.13 | 249.81 | 251.40 | 252.76 |
| 45-49 | 250.56 | 245.14 | 236.73 | 231.90 | 213.60 | 206.31 | 217.03 | 231.70 | 241.13 | 253.42 | 251.56 | 244.74 | 237.09 | 235.59 | 237.67 | 246.05 | 249.57 | 251.72 | 252.37 | 248.99 | 250.47 | 253.29 | 256.12 | 257.42 | 259.78 | 260.71 | 261.57 | 261.87 | 262.91 | 264.15 | 265.24 | 266.48 | 267.93 | 269.56 | 271.19 |
| 50-54 | 257.72 | 260.99 | 261.58 | 260.30 | 262.10 | 258.90 | 254.94 | 254.06 | 257.65 | 248.90 | 244.00 | 252.10 | 262.86 | 270.01 | 280.96 | 280.55 | 276.20 | 271.04 | 270.22 | 271.86 | 278.58 | 281.88 | 283.69 | 284.69 | 282.64 | 284.40 | 286.88 | 289.64 | 291.20 | 293.61 | 294.96 | 296.31 | 297.11 | 298.52 | 300.11 |
| 55-59 | 259.50 | 254.05 | 243.82 | 235.19 | 235.24 | 245.58 | 250.73 | 249.40 | 245.48 | 247.07 | 243.36 | 240.53 | 241.19 | 244.21 | 238.15 | 234.85 | 240.32 | 248.02 | 253.26 | 261.31 | 260.99 | 258.36 | 255.30 | 255.13 | 257.17 | 261.78 | 264.24 | 265.97 | 267.22 | 266.40 | 268.07 | 270.18 | 272.53 | 274.09 | 276.17 |
| 60-64 | 239.51 | 247.88 | 247.26 | 251.43 | 248.64 | 249.19 | 241.17 | 238.38 | 233.98 | 234.03 | 239.71 | 243.35 | 242.63 | 240.24 | 241.11 | 238.37 | 236.41 | 236.62 | 238.52 | 234.38 | 232.24 | 236.29 | 241.81 | 245.54 | 250.97 | 251.57 | 250.46 | 248.86 | 249.14 | 250.68 | 254.41 | 256.69 | 258.54 | 259.89 | 259.80 |
| 65-69 | 152.55 | 165.83 | 176.00 | 186.79 | 214.03 | 224.38 | 234.03 | 233.79 | 239.80 | 237.43 | 236.64 | 230.33 | 228.87 | 225.80 | 225.99 | 230.43 | 233.49 | 233.27 | 231.78 | 232.59 | 230.77 | 229.52 | 229.89 | 231.65 | 228.78 | 227.33 | 230.65 | 235.15 | 238.30 | 242.76 | 243.69 | 243.09 | 242.18 | 242.74 | 244.17 |
| 70-74 | 117.26 | 122.60 | 128.88 | 126.50 | 126.23 | 134.65 | 144.91 | 158.76 | 172.04 | 191.64 | 199.12 | 206.45 | 206.06 | 210.28 | 208.44 | 207.97 | 203.13 | 201.77 | 198.65 | 198.11 | 201.75 | 204.11 | 204.40 | 203.34 | 204.38 | 203.24 | 202.45 | 203.04 | 204.94 | 203.05 | 202.24 | 205.20 | 208.86 | 211.40 | 215.19 |
| 75-79 | 79.71 | 85.67 | 88.39 | 95.89 | 98.92 | 102.84 | 108.65 | 115.89 | 116.56 | 118.22 | 125.28 | 133.87 | 145.83 | 157.91 | 175.09 | 181.67 | 187.99 | 187.61 | 191.66 | 190.24 | 189.62 | 185.55 | 183.95 | 181.26 | 180.61 | 183.76 | 186.13 | 186.65 | 185.86 | 186.71 | 185.69 | 185.18 | 185.93 | 187.73 | 186.11 |
| 80-84 | 55.66 | 59.90 | 59.89 | 61.07 | 66.99 | 72.94 | 73.35 | 76.62 | 83.33 | 87.18 | 91.04 | 96.15 | 102.50 | 103.02 | 104.12 | 110.28 | 117.93 | 128.78 | 139.14 | 154.12 | 159.65 | 165.18 | 164.76 | 168.09 | 166.81 | 166.27 | 162.74 | 161.40 | 159.02 | 158.44 | 161.27 | 163.19 | 163.63 | 162.82 | 163.68 |
| 85+ | 55.60 | 58.30 | 57.98 | 60.69 | 58.70 | 65.25 | 75.87 | 83.69 | 90.74 | 98.39 | 106.91 | 114.86 | 123.03 | 133.08 | 141.36 | 150.07 | 159.37 | 169.66 | 177.07 | 183.42 | 194.41 | 206.90 | 222.70 | 235.60 | 251.03 | 262.42 | 274.95 | 285.61 | 297.12 | 307.12 | 314.21 | 320.16 | 326.39 | 332.84 | 339.49 |
| Total | 3699.34 | 3717.81 | 3677.12 | 3689.92 | 3718.80 | 3795.42 | 3836.03 | 3855.68 | 3886.37 | 3917.07 | 3947.77 | 3978.46 | 4009.16 | 4039.85 | 4070.55 | 4101.25 | 4131.94 | 4162.64 | 4193.33 | 4224.03 | 4254.73 | 4285.42 | 4316.12 | 4346.81 | 4377.51 | 4408.21 | 4438.90 | 4469.60 | 4500.29 | 4530.99 | 4561.69 | 4592.38 | 4623.08 | 4653.77 | 4684.47 |