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 | 121.76 | 112.60 | 102.46 | 107.33 | 102.07 | 102.22 | 104.94 | 105.27 | 102.50 | 106.48 | 106.43 | 105.90 | 105.97 | 106.16 | 106.17 | 106.44 | 106.76 | 107.02 | 107.36 | 107.82 | 108.37 | 109.08 | 109.76 | 110.40 | 111.08 | 111.81 | 112.47 | 113.11 | 113.74 | 114.39 | 115.02 | 115.61 | 116.18 | 116.75 | 117.32 |
| 5-9 | 137.19 | 138.23 | 128.67 | 121.45 | 123.31 | 132.39 | 132.83 | 133.74 | 139.13 | 137.27 | 136.67 | 137.96 | 137.60 | 136.55 | 139.51 | 140.01 | 140.27 | 140.72 | 141.13 | 141.57 | 142.14 | 142.77 | 143.36 | 144.05 | 144.79 | 145.57 | 146.37 | 147.17 | 147.93 | 148.74 | 149.54 | 150.30 | 151.02 | 151.75 | 152.48 |
| 10-14 | 150.97 | 150.87 | 150.42 | 150.08 | 142.38 | 139.77 | 143.41 | 137.32 | 133.95 | 138.72 | 144.57 | 144.98 | 146.35 | 149.40 | 148.58 | 148.98 | 149.78 | 150.32 | 150.01 | 152.03 | 152.75 | 153.39 | 154.13 | 154.87 | 155.57 | 156.32 | 157.07 | 157.79 | 158.53 | 159.32 | 160.10 | 160.89 | 161.65 | 162.40 | 163.16 |
| 15-19 | 161.05 | 163.16 | 166.96 | 168.44 | 162.11 | 165.31 | 167.02 | 172.24 | 175.51 | 173.08 | 172.10 | 174.63 | 169.75 | 167.17 | 171.08 | 175.64 | 176.77 | 178.26 | 180.77 | 181.01 | 181.33 | 182.39 | 183.19 | 183.29 | 185.35 | 186.30 | 187.12 | 188.01 | 188.89 | 189.77 | 190.66 | 191.56 | 192.40 | 193.27 | 194.16 |
| 20-24 | 155.59 | 142.86 | 144.84 | 166.50 | 180.83 | 165.20 | 157.35 | 154.63 | 154.82 | 151.96 | 153.21 | 153.95 | 158.81 | 161.81 | 158.57 | 155.83 | 156.91 | 156.48 | 156.63 | 159.32 | 162.25 | 163.00 | 164.50 | 166.67 | 166.63 | 167.21 | 167.97 | 168.79 | 169.44 | 170.74 | 171.52 | 172.28 | 173.08 | 173.89 | 174.66 |
| 25-29 | 155.09 | 149.12 | 150.55 | 150.11 | 142.61 | 144.29 | 143.72 | 142.45 | 145.07 | 144.82 | 138.77 | 136.64 | 137.41 | 137.11 | 136.25 | 137.64 | 138.23 | 140.04 | 141.43 | 140.58 | 140.48 | 141.81 | 142.19 | 142.90 | 144.28 | 145.82 | 146.66 | 147.54 | 148.67 | 149.08 | 149.68 | 150.33 | 150.98 | 151.61 | 152.43 |
| 30-34 | 145.29 | 142.72 | 129.79 | 126.52 | 137.33 | 147.40 | 150.67 | 153.94 | 151.53 | 144.06 | 143.59 | 143.29 | 142.97 | 144.69 | 145.26 | 143.98 | 144.12 | 144.89 | 145.29 | 145.43 | 146.40 | 147.29 | 148.37 | 149.39 | 149.78 | 150.36 | 151.33 | 151.92 | 152.57 | 153.58 | 154.59 | 155.34 | 156.09 | 156.91 | 157.50 |
| 35-39 | 147.04 | 145.72 | 131.80 | 130.74 | 141.77 | 141.03 | 143.61 | 141.35 | 140.34 | 145.28 | 150.76 | 152.71 | 155.12 | 154.94 | 151.20 | 151.07 | 151.50 | 151.77 | 153.10 | 153.89 | 153.67 | 154.24 | 155.08 | 155.84 | 156.32 | 157.26 | 158.13 | 159.03 | 159.91 | 160.55 | 161.23 | 162.11 | 162.75 | 163.43 | 164.31 |
| 40-44 | 139.37 | 133.13 | 134.21 | 132.30 | 130.75 | 137.00 | 139.64 | 140.34 | 144.03 | 157.34 | 157.50 | 159.33 | 158.33 | 157.07 | 160.31 | 164.69 | 166.64 | 168.74 | 169.14 | 166.99 | 167.40 | 168.19 | 168.75 | 170.25 | 171.19 | 171.36 | 171.99 | 172.72 | 173.36 | 174.06 | 175.04 | 175.94 | 176.91 | 177.85 | 178.59 |
| 45-49 | 136.63 | 139.53 | 134.63 | 134.13 | 132.31 | 124.64 | 130.06 | 135.25 | 136.39 | 134.61 | 139.76 | 141.73 | 143.53 | 146.64 | 155.68 | 155.37 | 157.06 | 157.04 | 156.44 | 159.02 | 161.94 | 163.38 | 164.94 | 165.58 | 164.73 | 165.41 | 166.24 | 166.89 | 168.11 | 168.97 | 169.30 | 169.98 | 170.64 | 171.30 | 172.01 |
| 50-54 | 140.32 | 142.28 | 145.79 | 143.09 | 134.87 | 138.44 | 135.92 | 138.18 | 140.02 | 137.84 | 132.91 | 136.65 | 139.76 | 141.35 | 141.18 | 145.19 | 146.35 | 147.88 | 151.31 | 158.07 | 158.13 | 159.79 | 160.11 | 159.68 | 161.59 | 164.10 | 165.56 | 166.95 | 167.59 | 167.19 | 167.89 | 168.73 | 169.46 | 170.57 | 171.33 |
| 55-59 | 168.64 | 148.12 | 140.00 | 130.82 | 131.22 | 125.76 | 123.41 | 119.17 | 115.51 | 107.26 | 109.48 | 108.44 | 109.81 | 112.08 | 111.51 | 108.69 | 111.44 | 112.95 | 114.12 | 113.84 | 117.36 | 118.62 | 119.98 | 122.48 | 126.62 | 126.86 | 127.84 | 128.16 | 128.13 | 129.45 | 131.00 | 131.97 | 133.00 | 133.58 | 133.54 |
| 60-64 | 169.80 | 170.83 | 165.55 | 163.28 | 159.10 | 151.08 | 130.81 | 125.46 | 115.13 | 116.09 | 112.67 | 111.70 | 108.45 | 105.53 | 99.69 | 100.85 | 100.45 | 101.97 | 103.09 | 102.78 | 101.10 | 103.25 | 104.67 | 105.30 | 105.41 | 107.56 | 108.43 | 109.36 | 110.88 | 113.85 | 114.05 | 115.05 | 115.45 | 115.50 | 116.42 |
| 65-69 | 140.04 | 151.36 | 157.70 | 163.82 | 163.77 | 158.14 | 164.19 | 159.74 | 157.03 | 156.72 | 150.74 | 136.69 | 133.25 | 126.06 | 126.03 | 123.60 | 122.83 | 120.74 | 119.11 | 115.56 | 117.07 | 117.56 | 119.05 | 120.54 | 120.73 | 119.83 | 121.76 | 122.87 | 123.54 | 123.84 | 125.89 | 126.87 | 127.87 | 129.36 | 131.92 |
| 70-74 | 126.56 | 132.87 | 129.98 | 129.99 | 126.13 | 135.77 | 143.74 | 153.38 | 161.64 | 167.72 | 162.56 | 167.29 | 164.26 | 161.84 | 162.37 | 157.62 | 145.85 | 143.02 | 136.35 | 135.90 | 134.04 | 133.89 | 132.15 | 130.93 | 127.81 | 129.12 | 130.00 | 131.44 | 132.90 | 133.32 | 132.61 | 134.51 | 135.47 | 136.12 | 136.63 |
| 75-79 | 82.33 | 82.33 | 88.57 | 96.73 | 103.43 | 110.90 | 112.70 | 109.69 | 112.34 | 110.56 | 120.45 | 126.82 | 134.87 | 142.04 | 146.11 | 142.21 | 146.78 | 143.86 | 142.05 | 141.90 | 137.38 | 126.96 | 124.63 | 119.42 | 119.42 | 117.65 | 117.24 | 115.90 | 115.00 | 112.55 | 113.80 | 114.21 | 115.40 | 116.66 | 116.96 |
| 80-84 | 57.89 | 64.09 | 67.89 | 69.44 | 64.22 | 65.64 | 65.30 | 69.36 | 73.22 | 77.05 | 81.81 | 82.25 | 79.67 | 82.29 | 80.49 | 88.13 | 92.81 | 98.04 | 103.49 | 104.94 | 102.41 | 105.39 | 102.94 | 102.31 | 102.10 | 99.11 | 92.47 | 90.92 | 87.65 | 88.00 | 86.99 | 86.22 | 85.11 | 84.32 | 82.96 |
| 85+ | 36.87 | 39.22 | 36.41 | 42.61 | 49.66 | 56.56 | 64.56 | 71.85 | 77.46 | 81.01 | 86.16 | 91.43 | 98.73 | 104.18 | 109.15 | 115.47 | 119.08 | 122.14 | 127.31 | 129.72 | 138.41 | 143.92 | 149.34 | 155.52 | 158.25 | 162.26 | 167.52 | 169.86 | 173.82 | 175.53 | 176.26 | 175.54 | 176.21 | 176.66 | 177.83 |
| Total | 2372.44 | 2349.05 | 2306.24 | 2327.39 | 2327.86 | 2341.52 | 2353.87 | 2363.37 | 2375.62 | 2387.87 | 2400.13 | 2412.38 | 2424.63 | 2436.88 | 2449.13 | 2461.39 | 2473.64 | 2485.89 | 2498.14 | 2510.40 | 2522.65 | 2534.90 | 2547.15 | 2559.41 | 2571.66 | 2583.91 | 2596.16 | 2608.42 | 2620.67 | 2632.92 | 2645.17 | 2657.42 | 2669.68 | 2681.93 | 2694.18 |