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 | 149.72 | 141.21 | 139.40 | 133.59 | 132.53 | 129.00 | 126.67 | 128.79 | 130.66 | 132.80 | 134.92 | 136.63 | 137.75 | 138.40 | 138.76 | 138.97 | 139.17 | 139.37 | 139.70 | 140.16 | 140.78 | 141.54 | 142.35 | 143.20 | 144.09 | 145.00 | 145.91 | 146.81 | 147.71 | 148.59 | 149.45 | 150.31 | 151.15 | 152.00 | 152.83 |
| 5-9 | 157.90 | 156.07 | 144.23 | 148.72 | 144.68 | 146.28 | 147.30 | 146.80 | 144.23 | 144.43 | 142.32 | 141.20 | 142.69 | 143.88 | 145.37 | 146.99 | 148.53 | 149.78 | 150.78 | 151.66 | 152.43 | 153.15 | 153.82 | 154.56 | 155.37 | 156.26 | 157.21 | 158.23 | 159.24 | 160.25 | 161.23 | 162.19 | 163.12 | 164.05 | 164.96 |
| 10-14 | 162.73 | 158.85 | 154.80 | 149.72 | 152.15 | 158.26 | 164.43 | 160.78 | 165.91 | 165.65 | 166.89 | 167.37 | 168.50 | 167.69 | 168.83 | 168.05 | 167.86 | 169.34 | 170.61 | 172.19 | 173.88 | 175.46 | 176.84 | 178.06 | 179.16 | 180.19 | 181.19 | 182.18 | 183.21 | 184.25 | 185.33 | 186.43 | 187.56 | 188.68 | 189.78 |
| 15-19 | 186.18 | 179.64 | 179.64 | 178.39 | 166.57 | 170.78 | 171.34 | 175.63 | 179.23 | 187.21 | 192.01 | 196.15 | 194.55 | 198.61 | 198.74 | 200.30 | 201.47 | 202.97 | 203.10 | 204.32 | 204.41 | 204.98 | 206.58 | 208.08 | 209.81 | 211.61 | 213.33 | 214.93 | 216.40 | 217.75 | 219.03 | 220.26 | 221.46 | 222.69 | 223.92 |
| 20-24 | 209.90 | 195.76 | 198.59 | 203.88 | 209.41 | 189.47 | 176.15 | 170.87 | 166.36 | 159.19 | 160.87 | 162.14 | 165.89 | 167.57 | 171.49 | 174.51 | 177.12 | 176.85 | 179.36 | 180.03 | 181.63 | 182.89 | 183.88 | 184.58 | 185.70 | 186.40 | 187.34 | 188.74 | 190.10 | 191.50 | 192.89 | 194.20 | 195.44 | 196.63 | 197.75 |
| 25-29 | 187.99 | 177.59 | 179.32 | 178.63 | 186.68 | 203.43 | 206.69 | 198.21 | 183.97 | 175.63 | 164.86 | 158.52 | 157.39 | 155.89 | 153.94 | 155.59 | 156.35 | 157.97 | 159.27 | 161.87 | 163.80 | 165.66 | 166.21 | 168.03 | 168.95 | 170.26 | 171.42 | 172.60 | 173.51 | 174.64 | 175.52 | 176.50 | 177.61 | 178.69 | 179.78 |
| 30-34 | 166.18 | 172.75 | 166.51 | 160.30 | 161.75 | 165.09 | 175.98 | 194.37 | 209.96 | 220.88 | 230.27 | 231.02 | 225.53 | 217.97 | 213.41 | 208.00 | 205.62 | 206.05 | 205.97 | 205.38 | 206.96 | 208.19 | 210.01 | 211.76 | 214.23 | 216.25 | 218.23 | 219.50 | 221.44 | 222.82 | 224.36 | 225.77 | 227.20 | 228.46 | 229.79 |
| 35-39 | 152.18 | 149.34 | 147.28 | 151.02 | 150.05 | 154.22 | 157.99 | 154.28 | 155.55 | 162.04 | 164.06 | 169.56 | 179.32 | 187.09 | 192.76 | 198.24 | 199.48 | 197.48 | 194.30 | 192.67 | 190.46 | 189.87 | 190.78 | 191.23 | 191.52 | 192.97 | 194.09 | 195.56 | 197.03 | 198.91 | 200.51 | 202.06 | 203.20 | 204.72 | 205.91 |
| 40-44 | 151.86 | 142.24 | 137.94 | 135.45 | 136.74 | 135.03 | 135.96 | 140.30 | 140.83 | 137.78 | 139.37 | 141.85 | 140.19 | 141.02 | 145.83 | 148.10 | 151.57 | 157.96 | 163.02 | 166.97 | 170.97 | 172.12 | 171.25 | 169.47 | 168.65 | 167.51 | 167.41 | 168.41 | 168.99 | 169.45 | 170.64 | 171.56 | 172.68 | 173.88 | 175.37 |
| 45-49 | 164.92 | 156.10 | 145.97 | 148.18 | 145.60 | 143.69 | 144.88 | 145.77 | 146.30 | 147.91 | 146.96 | 147.48 | 151.11 | 152.28 | 150.85 | 152.30 | 154.80 | 154.13 | 155.44 | 159.57 | 161.73 | 164.67 | 169.50 | 173.51 | 176.74 | 179.89 | 181.04 | 180.67 | 179.77 | 179.52 | 179.03 | 179.35 | 180.41 | 181.12 | 181.74 |
| 50-54 | 168.22 | 170.48 | 167.25 | 154.81 | 153.80 | 154.86 | 144.92 | 141.25 | 144.61 | 145.72 | 143.67 | 144.56 | 146.27 | 147.04 | 148.56 | 148.39 | 149.07 | 152.25 | 153.32 | 152.79 | 154.36 | 156.51 | 156.30 | 157.43 | 160.76 | 162.67 | 164.99 | 168.75 | 171.84 | 174.44 | 177.11 | 178.28 | 178.35 | 177.98 | 178.04 |
| 55-59 | 205.40 | 193.01 | 183.88 | 179.39 | 169.46 | 165.96 | 169.79 | 165.40 | 156.59 | 155.98 | 156.80 | 148.84 | 146.14 | 149.03 | 150.11 | 148.77 | 149.73 | 151.36 | 152.31 | 153.74 | 153.82 | 154.60 | 157.39 | 158.57 | 158.34 | 159.76 | 161.72 | 161.86 | 163.05 | 165.92 | 167.66 | 169.74 | 172.94 | 175.64 | 177.91 |
| 60-64 | 190.68 | 189.68 | 193.24 | 193.43 | 190.62 | 184.11 | 173.91 | 166.36 | 162.72 | 156.73 | 153.76 | 156.33 | 153.21 | 146.98 | 147.22 | 148.47 | 142.80 | 141.26 | 143.74 | 144.95 | 144.23 | 145.25 | 146.89 | 147.91 | 149.26 | 149.65 | 150.48 | 152.83 | 153.89 | 154.00 | 155.36 | 157.06 | 157.33 | 158.37 | 160.71 |
| 65-69 | 144.53 | 152.69 | 159.82 | 166.38 | 165.89 | 167.42 | 164.41 | 166.64 | 164.25 | 160.72 | 154.68 | 146.41 | 140.49 | 137.70 | 133.19 | 130.72 | 132.71 | 130.28 | 125.55 | 125.54 | 126.54 | 122.22 | 121.30 | 123.25 | 124.28 | 123.75 | 124.76 | 126.14 | 127.02 | 128.18 | 128.70 | 129.47 | 131.38 | 132.24 | 132.42 |
| 70-74 | 108.74 | 122.35 | 123.38 | 127.48 | 131.59 | 136.33 | 145.99 | 152.55 | 159.06 | 157.58 | 158.28 | 154.86 | 157.29 | 155.48 | 153.36 | 148.80 | 141.73 | 136.86 | 134.05 | 130.82 | 128.83 | 130.30 | 128.41 | 124.54 | 125.03 | 126.16 | 122.28 | 121.83 | 123.57 | 124.80 | 124.31 | 125.38 | 126.92 | 127.75 | 128.90 |
| 75-79 | 62.69 | 63.95 | 64.22 | 69.55 | 82.68 | 96.16 | 113.13 | 115.36 | 119.85 | 123.91 | 128.26 | 137.38 | 142.98 | 148.45 | 146.84 | 147.02 | 144.52 | 146.67 | 145.52 | 143.25 | 139.38 | 133.22 | 129.06 | 126.72 | 123.82 | 121.97 | 123.46 | 121.61 | 118.38 | 118.71 | 119.99 | 116.66 | 116.47 | 118.12 | 119.33 |
| 80-84 | 40.18 | 43.52 | 50.07 | 57.07 | 57.59 | 52.66 | 48.45 | 52.76 | 58.97 | 70.20 | 81.48 | 95.43 | 96.96 | 100.92 | 104.25 | 108.13 | 115.76 | 120.08 | 124.27 | 122.76 | 122.65 | 120.86 | 122.77 | 122.14 | 120.10 | 117.18 | 112.26 | 109.02 | 107.09 | 104.70 | 103.12 | 104.46 | 102.78 | 100.29 | 100.57 |
| 85+ | 36.35 | 40.36 | 44.18 | 41.93 | 42.43 | 50.91 | 56.73 | 61.10 | 65.26 | 67.03 | 69.00 | 69.82 | 76.37 | 83.71 | 93.27 | 102.49 | 112.62 | 117.32 | 124.76 | 133.50 | 142.35 | 154.80 | 160.05 | 167.41 | 171.73 | 177.12 | 184.58 | 189.10 | 193.58 | 194.47 | 195.74 | 197.39 | 198.13 | 199.92 | 198.59 |
| Total | 2646.35 | 2605.60 | 2579.71 | 2577.91 | 2580.23 | 2603.65 | 2624.72 | 2637.24 | 2654.32 | 2671.39 | 2688.47 | 2705.54 | 2722.62 | 2739.70 | 2756.77 | 2773.85 | 2790.92 | 2808.00 | 2825.07 | 2842.15 | 2859.23 | 2876.30 | 2893.38 | 2910.45 | 2927.53 | 2944.61 | 2961.68 | 2978.76 | 2995.83 | 3012.91 | 3029.99 | 3047.06 | 3064.14 | 3081.21 | 3098.29 |