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 | 179.51 | 175.81 | 178.72 | 180.57 | 184.54 | 185.19 | 181.98 | 181.37 | 184.19 | 186.84 | 187.49 | 187.93 | 188.42 | 188.89 | 189.50 | 190.20 | 190.95 | 191.74 | 192.51 | 193.29 | 194.07 | 194.85 | 195.65 | 196.48 | 197.31 | 198.15 | 198.97 | 199.80 | 200.64 | 201.50 | 202.35 | 203.21 | 204.07 | 204.93 | 205.79 |
| 5-9 | 164.76 | 165.54 | 167.38 | 170.82 | 173.18 | 172.49 | 168.17 | 164.65 | 159.23 | 158.26 | 157.93 | 157.07 | 157.24 | 158.70 | 160.13 | 160.72 | 161.24 | 161.80 | 162.35 | 162.94 | 163.56 | 164.21 | 164.88 | 165.57 | 166.27 | 166.97 | 167.67 | 168.37 | 169.08 | 169.79 | 170.51 | 171.23 | 171.95 | 172.68 | 173.41 |
| 10-14 | 147.06 | 150.50 | 152.87 | 152.60 | 152.33 | 153.39 | 157.63 | 158.49 | 159.65 | 157.45 | 155.38 | 152.86 | 151.42 | 149.57 | 149.41 | 149.29 | 148.95 | 149.39 | 150.48 | 151.47 | 152.04 | 152.59 | 153.17 | 153.76 | 154.36 | 154.99 | 155.62 | 156.27 | 156.93 | 157.59 | 158.26 | 158.92 | 159.59 | 160.27 | 160.94 |
| 15-19 | 124.09 | 118.00 | 116.44 | 129.40 | 132.29 | 135.91 | 134.88 | 132.58 | 126.51 | 123.09 | 122.75 | 124.93 | 125.68 | 126.40 | 125.50 | 124.97 | 124.44 | 123.92 | 123.53 | 123.86 | 124.20 | 124.51 | 125.00 | 125.70 | 126.36 | 126.88 | 127.38 | 127.89 | 128.41 | 128.94 | 129.48 | 130.02 | 130.57 | 131.12 | 131.66 |
| 20-24 | 189.88 | 170.05 | 158.41 | 146.50 | 148.10 | 142.90 | 148.02 | 153.60 | 159.80 | 161.46 | 161.64 | 161.09 | 160.85 | 160.77 | 161.13 | 162.01 | 163.08 | 163.74 | 164.15 | 164.31 | 164.89 | 165.61 | 166.24 | 166.79 | 167.42 | 168.16 | 168.86 | 169.57 | 170.31 | 171.04 | 171.78 | 172.50 | 173.22 | 173.94 | 174.66 |
| 25-29 | 226.56 | 215.19 | 209.64 | 212.03 | 204.64 | 195.68 | 196.33 | 197.46 | 199.15 | 202.29 | 203.86 | 205.16 | 206.19 | 207.16 | 208.05 | 208.94 | 209.71 | 210.56 | 211.32 | 212.16 | 213.00 | 213.88 | 214.78 | 215.73 | 216.66 | 217.59 | 218.47 | 219.38 | 220.31 | 221.25 | 222.20 | 223.14 | 224.08 | 225.02 | 225.95 |
| 30-34 | 246.92 | 239.52 | 238.98 | 239.50 | 240.83 | 235.95 | 229.57 | 228.62 | 230.10 | 231.27 | 231.74 | 232.90 | 233.87 | 234.79 | 236.03 | 237.12 | 238.10 | 239.12 | 240.08 | 241.05 | 242.01 | 242.97 | 243.98 | 245.05 | 246.11 | 247.16 | 248.18 | 249.22 | 250.28 | 251.35 | 252.43 | 253.50 | 254.57 | 255.64 | 256.70 |
| 35-39 | 217.34 | 223.68 | 226.59 | 231.61 | 236.61 | 240.89 | 236.36 | 232.32 | 226.95 | 223.07 | 221.52 | 220.16 | 220.51 | 221.44 | 222.66 | 223.38 | 224.29 | 225.19 | 226.08 | 227.07 | 228.00 | 228.93 | 229.87 | 230.85 | 231.83 | 232.82 | 233.80 | 234.78 | 235.77 | 236.77 | 237.78 | 238.79 | 239.81 | 240.82 | 241.83 |
| 40-44 | 177.44 | 185.88 | 190.37 | 204.65 | 211.53 | 209.51 | 210.83 | 213.28 | 215.76 | 215.64 | 217.02 | 215.73 | 214.73 | 212.55 | 211.41 | 211.00 | 210.81 | 211.37 | 212.27 | 213.28 | 214.03 | 214.90 | 215.77 | 216.66 | 217.61 | 218.53 | 219.44 | 220.36 | 221.29 | 222.22 | 223.17 | 224.12 | 225.06 | 226.01 | 226.96 |
| 45-49 | 180.37 | 181.42 | 169.79 | 161.31 | 167.39 | 174.38 | 187.01 | 198.13 | 205.29 | 205.27 | 204.03 | 204.45 | 206.84 | 208.07 | 208.77 | 210.03 | 209.82 | 209.44 | 208.67 | 208.39 | 208.35 | 208.42 | 209.09 | 209.95 | 210.95 | 211.77 | 212.66 | 213.53 | 214.42 | 215.34 | 216.25 | 217.16 | 218.08 | 219.00 | 219.92 |
| 50-54 | 155.51 | 165.82 | 170.56 | 173.23 | 179.56 | 182.26 | 182.25 | 179.59 | 182.25 | 190.36 | 197.65 | 206.33 | 213.72 | 218.96 | 219.02 | 219.01 | 219.42 | 221.48 | 222.38 | 223.45 | 224.61 | 224.92 | 224.87 | 224.94 | 225.10 | 225.36 | 225.70 | 226.51 | 227.43 | 228.48 | 229.42 | 230.39 | 231.36 | 232.32 | 233.31 |
| 55-59 | 161.86 | 156.84 | 150.49 | 148.89 | 144.66 | 146.99 | 150.92 | 153.04 | 148.06 | 152.10 | 154.06 | 154.95 | 153.61 | 155.06 | 159.76 | 163.60 | 168.85 | 172.58 | 175.58 | 175.70 | 175.89 | 176.41 | 177.92 | 178.57 | 179.31 | 180.24 | 180.67 | 180.91 | 181.11 | 181.40 | 181.85 | 182.35 | 183.06 | 183.83 | 184.64 |
| 60-64 | 147.31 | 144.95 | 148.91 | 157.90 | 155.52 | 153.93 | 148.98 | 144.18 | 145.41 | 141.33 | 141.84 | 143.67 | 144.78 | 141.97 | 145.02 | 146.06 | 146.32 | 145.86 | 147.15 | 149.86 | 152.42 | 155.51 | 158.22 | 160.23 | 160.71 | 161.02 | 161.56 | 162.54 | 163.28 | 163.97 | 164.75 | 165.21 | 165.64 | 166.04 | 166.49 |
| 65-69 | 116.11 | 126.41 | 132.75 | 136.45 | 141.22 | 140.71 | 139.81 | 146.48 | 152.82 | 152.84 | 153.12 | 149.77 | 145.99 | 146.37 | 143.44 | 144.27 | 146.27 | 147.71 | 145.73 | 147.75 | 148.70 | 149.23 | 149.13 | 150.05 | 151.90 | 153.79 | 156.34 | 158.62 | 160.19 | 160.75 | 161.08 | 161.68 | 162.60 | 163.34 | 164.00 |
| 70-74 | 92.58 | 95.22 | 94.69 | 97.33 | 101.56 | 107.57 | 111.30 | 112.95 | 113.17 | 112.62 | 112.09 | 112.62 | 117.24 | 120.95 | 121.06 | 121.00 | 118.43 | 115.88 | 117.13 | 115.70 | 116.71 | 118.27 | 119.45 | 118.06 | 119.34 | 119.97 | 120.15 | 120.01 | 120.69 | 121.90 | 123.25 | 124.94 | 126.36 | 127.38 | 127.88 |
| 75-79 | 53.17 | 59.26 | 64.29 | 69.84 | 78.83 | 84.26 | 86.24 | 81.31 | 82.55 | 84.19 | 86.91 | 89.12 | 91.18 | 92.07 | 91.87 | 91.76 | 92.35 | 95.75 | 98.16 | 98.50 | 98.62 | 96.81 | 94.91 | 95.91 | 95.18 | 96.10 | 97.40 | 98.38 | 97.29 | 98.22 | 98.66 | 98.75 | 98.71 | 99.22 | 99.97 |
| 80-84 | 44.95 | 43.37 | 47.34 | 46.29 | 42.07 | 41.88 | 47.79 | 53.22 | 58.30 | 65.28 | 68.23 | 69.54 | 65.75 | 66.25 | 67.71 | 69.74 | 71.88 | 72.88 | 73.26 | 73.12 | 72.86 | 73.67 | 75.94 | 77.41 | 77.62 | 77.36 | 76.19 | 75.11 | 76.19 | 75.92 | 76.45 | 77.12 | 77.60 | 77.17 | 77.87 |
| 85+ | 40.73 | 40.21 | 42.58 | 44.43 | 48.66 | 48.69 | 46.85 | 48.13 | 46.45 | 45.71 | 45.19 | 47.59 | 51.24 | 52.71 | 55.63 | 56.40 | 58.00 | 57.91 | 58.91 | 61.22 | 62.57 | 64.27 | 64.49 | 65.05 | 66.15 | 66.72 | 67.95 | 69.17 | 70.20 | 70.80 | 70.97 | 71.01 | 71.10 | 72.14 | 72.27 |
| Total | 2666.14 | 2657.68 | 2660.82 | 2703.35 | 2743.52 | 2752.57 | 2764.91 | 2779.39 | 2795.64 | 2809.05 | 2822.46 | 2835.86 | 2849.27 | 2862.68 | 2876.09 | 2889.50 | 2902.91 | 2916.32 | 2929.73 | 2943.13 | 2956.54 | 2969.95 | 2983.36 | 2996.77 | 3010.18 | 3023.59 | 3037.00 | 3050.40 | 3063.81 | 3077.22 | 3090.63 | 3104.04 | 3117.45 | 3130.86 | 3144.27 |