Population density is the number of residents per square kilometre of land. Place Forecast works it out 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 population is projected using the cohort-component method. Only the population changes over time. The land area stays fixed.
A few things matter when you read density:
| 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 | 111.24 | 114.81 | 108.83 | 111.56 | 111.56 | 115.89 | 124.70 | 123.91 | 127.40 | 127.73 | 128.22 | 128.21 | 128.31 | 128.45 | 128.47 | 128.58 | 128.72 | 129.06 | 129.47 | 130.09 | 130.78 | 131.51 | 132.34 | 133.18 | 134.11 | 135.04 | 135.98 | 136.94 | 137.90 | 138.89 | 139.85 | 140.81 | 141.77 | 142.71 | 143.64 |
| 5-9 | 148.75 | 150.74 | 147.46 | 134.70 | 130.24 | 134.23 | 134.46 | 142.28 | 148.79 | 155.43 | 160.79 | 167.63 | 167.97 | 171.36 | 172.68 | 173.54 | 174.04 | 174.69 | 175.35 | 176.08 | 176.80 | 177.53 | 178.38 | 179.28 | 180.36 | 181.44 | 182.60 | 183.79 | 185.02 | 186.33 | 187.62 | 188.91 | 190.19 | 191.45 | 192.69 |
| 10-14 | 148.04 | 146.87 | 149.30 | 153.25 | 154.08 | 154.32 | 151.13 | 149.32 | 145.31 | 145.30 | 149.32 | 150.00 | 156.26 | 160.05 | 163.71 | 167.34 | 171.64 | 172.74 | 175.39 | 176.80 | 177.89 | 178.79 | 179.75 | 180.70 | 181.71 | 182.68 | 183.69 | 184.74 | 185.83 | 187.02 | 188.21 | 189.44 | 190.67 | 191.91 | 193.14 |
| 15-19 | 163.04 | 149.86 | 151.83 | 151.91 | 153.53 | 147.82 | 148.84 | 153.46 | 159.42 | 163.09 | 164.18 | 162.86 | 162.41 | 159.97 | 160.27 | 163.10 | 164.06 | 168.34 | 171.32 | 174.44 | 177.37 | 180.82 | 181.97 | 184.12 | 185.55 | 186.77 | 187.89 | 189.03 | 190.18 | 191.34 | 192.48 | 193.65 | 194.83 | 196.02 | 197.24 |
| 20-24 | 178.21 | 172.87 | 170.11 | 181.20 | 179.35 | 171.79 | 160.36 | 150.68 | 144.06 | 138.59 | 134.70 | 136.01 | 139.40 | 143.21 | 145.82 | 146.39 | 146.29 | 146.46 | 145.52 | 146.39 | 148.45 | 149.51 | 152.30 | 154.49 | 156.67 | 158.63 | 161.02 | 161.99 | 163.70 | 164.98 | 166.08 | 167.11 | 168.14 | 169.16 | 170.17 |
| 25-29 | 167.64 | 162.91 | 163.28 | 174.79 | 185.42 | 180.19 | 176.50 | 168.70 | 167.25 | 164.83 | 161.77 | 158.06 | 154.05 | 152.14 | 151.46 | 151.20 | 153.07 | 155.33 | 157.70 | 159.43 | 160.21 | 160.71 | 161.66 | 161.96 | 163.12 | 164.71 | 165.74 | 167.94 | 169.44 | 171.14 | 172.72 | 174.39 | 175.58 | 176.86 | 177.97 |
| 30-34 | 149.88 | 145.24 | 142.77 | 136.04 | 142.47 | 153.04 | 156.41 | 153.49 | 157.07 | 155.30 | 153.72 | 153.11 | 152.08 | 152.76 | 152.96 | 152.98 | 152.45 | 152.12 | 152.27 | 152.69 | 153.26 | 154.66 | 156.10 | 157.68 | 159.05 | 160.06 | 161.06 | 162.07 | 162.95 | 164.11 | 165.38 | 166.49 | 167.88 | 169.12 | 170.33 |
| 35-39 | 166.63 | 161.84 | 146.24 | 137.88 | 136.79 | 131.39 | 138.29 | 143.31 | 142.03 | 144.57 | 150.43 | 153.19 | 153.24 | 155.61 | 155.24 | 155.00 | 155.29 | 155.38 | 156.30 | 157.08 | 157.62 | 158.02 | 158.45 | 159.10 | 159.98 | 160.87 | 162.15 | 163.48 | 164.87 | 166.15 | 167.28 | 168.34 | 169.42 | 170.42 | 171.50 |
| 40-44 | 125.70 | 124.54 | 137.21 | 144.33 | 154.66 | 160.83 | 162.11 | 158.90 | 152.41 | 149.79 | 146.23 | 151.72 | 154.79 | 155.93 | 157.87 | 162.23 | 164.68 | 164.68 | 167.50 | 167.98 | 168.19 | 168.69 | 169.11 | 170.25 | 171.25 | 172.08 | 172.82 | 173.65 | 174.61 | 175.67 | 176.72 | 177.98 | 179.32 | 180.68 | 181.96 |
| 45-49 | 151.82 | 153.09 | 149.49 | 141.58 | 139.19 | 140.36 | 132.53 | 145.29 | 158.38 | 167.76 | 172.85 | 172.70 | 170.65 | 166.46 | 165.00 | 163.28 | 167.35 | 170.25 | 171.07 | 173.02 | 176.54 | 178.58 | 179.33 | 181.52 | 182.29 | 182.96 | 183.90 | 184.70 | 185.98 | 187.18 | 188.22 | 189.21 | 190.20 | 191.28 | 192.42 |
| 50-54 | 147.79 | 148.57 | 141.37 | 145.72 | 144.56 | 144.33 | 149.85 | 146.79 | 137.97 | 135.38 | 137.42 | 130.83 | 140.11 | 147.77 | 153.62 | 156.92 | 157.50 | 156.88 | 155.19 | 155.10 | 154.47 | 157.80 | 159.94 | 160.85 | 162.47 | 165.33 | 167.19 | 167.82 | 169.70 | 170.58 | 171.34 | 172.22 | 173.05 | 174.19 | 175.22 |
| 55-59 | 153.63 | 155.97 | 149.57 | 152.64 | 152.18 | 150.96 | 147.72 | 143.29 | 149.06 | 151.21 | 151.16 | 157.12 | 156.14 | 148.81 | 146.98 | 147.86 | 143.11 | 150.84 | 157.37 | 162.43 | 165.98 | 167.27 | 167.44 | 166.17 | 165.96 | 165.63 | 168.34 | 170.55 | 171.78 | 173.29 | 175.91 | 177.59 | 178.41 | 180.22 | 181.18 |
| 60-64 | 172.26 | 171.87 | 175.09 | 168.71 | 155.62 | 151.66 | 154.98 | 151.79 | 156.74 | 159.22 | 158.54 | 155.60 | 152.47 | 158.23 | 160.59 | 162.03 | 167.05 | 166.35 | 160.96 | 159.54 | 160.73 | 157.58 | 164.26 | 170.24 | 175.20 | 178.53 | 179.79 | 179.82 | 178.64 | 178.68 | 178.68 | 181.29 | 183.27 | 184.49 | 186.04 |
| 65-69 | 178.74 | 175.64 | 174.37 | 165.73 | 167.73 | 163.17 | 163.26 | 164.25 | 159.10 | 151.07 | 149.32 | 152.46 | 149.95 | 153.03 | 154.97 | 154.38 | 152.74 | 150.97 | 156.22 | 157.77 | 158.53 | 162.02 | 161.31 | 157.92 | 157.26 | 158.86 | 156.51 | 161.68 | 165.97 | 169.52 | 171.84 | 172.81 | 173.18 | 172.98 | 173.58 |
| 70-74 | 137.17 | 151.15 | 151.61 | 156.78 | 160.37 | 168.86 | 164.42 | 166.46 | 159.80 | 162.71 | 158.84 | 160.23 | 162.51 | 159.61 | 152.34 | 150.53 | 152.89 | 150.70 | 153.34 | 155.40 | 155.41 | 154.48 | 153.20 | 156.94 | 158.26 | 159.09 | 162.16 | 162.24 | 159.77 | 159.09 | 160.44 | 158.40 | 162.74 | 166.22 | 169.35 |
| 75-79 | 86.99 | 88.98 | 100.12 | 105.73 | 106.17 | 115.21 | 127.16 | 126.87 | 136.64 | 142.66 | 149.25 | 145.48 | 147.58 | 142.57 | 145.30 | 141.96 | 142.90 | 144.38 | 141.42 | 135.73 | 134.66 | 136.68 | 134.63 | 136.99 | 138.88 | 138.68 | 137.68 | 136.68 | 140.23 | 141.51 | 142.21 | 144.77 | 144.74 | 142.50 | 142.10 |
| 80-84 | 58.62 | 62.25 | 61.10 | 68.61 | 75.76 | 77.57 | 79.41 | 87.82 | 91.32 | 92.25 | 99.32 | 108.72 | 109.08 | 117.03 | 121.96 | 127.63 | 124.53 | 125.40 | 121.19 | 123.21 | 121.01 | 121.80 | 123.69 | 120.99 | 116.13 | 115.13 | 116.96 | 115.98 | 117.57 | 118.91 | 118.76 | 118.41 | 117.60 | 120.39 | 121.46 |
| 85+ | 78.05 | 80.87 | 77.26 | 72.51 | 75.73 | 77.11 | 79.31 | 82.05 | 85.89 | 91.72 | 92.49 | 94.61 | 101.48 | 105.46 | 109.16 | 113.42 | 120.04 | 123.75 | 130.69 | 135.05 | 140.29 | 141.69 | 144.25 | 145.70 | 149.82 | 151.49 | 152.47 | 154.81 | 153.75 | 153.44 | 154.06 | 155.94 | 156.74 | 157.09 | 157.67 |
| Total | 2524.20 | 2518.06 | 2497.02 | 2503.67 | 2525.41 | 2538.72 | 2551.41 | 2558.67 | 2578.63 | 2598.60 | 2618.56 | 2638.52 | 2658.48 | 2678.45 | 2698.41 | 2718.37 | 2738.34 | 2758.30 | 2778.26 | 2798.22 | 2818.19 | 2838.15 | 2858.11 | 2878.08 | 2898.04 | 2918.00 | 2937.97 | 2957.93 | 2977.89 | 2997.85 | 3017.82 | 3037.78 | 3057.74 | 3077.71 | 3097.67 |