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 | 18.80 | 22.08 | 20.96 | 22.63 | 19.67 | 16.94 | 17.81 | 18.87 | 18.19 | 19.42 | 18.78 | 18.13 | 17.72 | 17.49 | 17.31 | 17.22 | 17.16 | 17.15 | 17.18 | 17.22 | 17.29 | 17.37 | 17.46 | 17.55 | 17.65 | 17.75 | 17.85 | 17.96 | 18.07 | 18.18 | 18.29 | 18.40 | 18.52 | 18.64 | 18.76 |
| 5-9 | 27.07 | 25.20 | 26.87 | 26.59 | 24.45 | 27.22 | 28.94 | 28.35 | 28.94 | 27.15 | 26.04 | 26.29 | 27.08 | 26.56 | 27.16 | 26.77 | 26.37 | 26.13 | 26.00 | 25.94 | 25.94 | 26.00 | 26.08 | 26.19 | 26.31 | 26.45 | 26.59 | 26.74 | 26.90 | 27.06 | 27.22 | 27.39 | 27.56 | 27.74 | 27.91 |
| 10-14 | 27.40 | 28.32 | 31.11 | 30.70 | 37.17 | 36.58 | 30.44 | 29.34 | 27.87 | 25.95 | 27.89 | 28.29 | 27.25 | 27.50 | 26.74 | 26.73 | 27.24 | 27.63 | 27.24 | 27.40 | 27.24 | 27.14 | 27.11 | 27.13 | 27.19 | 27.28 | 27.40 | 27.53 | 27.67 | 27.82 | 27.99 | 28.15 | 28.33 | 28.50 | 28.68 |
| 15-19 | 19.30 | 21.32 | 21.41 | 23.47 | 24.18 | 23.37 | 21.35 | 19.11 | 18.11 | 18.57 | 17.09 | 15.94 | 15.72 | 15.67 | 15.57 | 15.94 | 15.96 | 15.92 | 16.31 | 16.10 | 16.10 | 16.14 | 16.20 | 16.24 | 16.33 | 16.38 | 16.43 | 16.50 | 16.57 | 16.66 | 16.75 | 16.85 | 16.95 | 17.06 | 17.17 |
| 20-24 | 13.48 | 12.84 | 14.69 | 17.10 | 16.09 | 16.85 | 17.73 | 15.77 | 14.12 | 12.95 | 12.38 | 12.14 | 11.93 | 11.88 | 11.97 | 11.90 | 11.81 | 11.80 | 11.85 | 11.90 | 12.01 | 12.05 | 12.09 | 12.17 | 12.22 | 12.30 | 12.38 | 12.46 | 12.53 | 12.61 | 12.68 | 12.77 | 12.85 | 12.93 | 13.02 |
| 25-29 | 19.46 | 17.48 | 14.36 | 13.17 | 14.36 | 13.20 | 14.01 | 15.07 | 16.04 | 15.46 | 15.27 | 14.78 | 14.48 | 14.05 | 14.08 | 14.06 | 13.96 | 13.98 | 14.01 | 14.07 | 14.11 | 14.16 | 14.23 | 14.31 | 14.39 | 14.48 | 14.57 | 14.65 | 14.74 | 14.82 | 14.91 | 15.01 | 15.11 | 15.21 | 15.31 |
| 30-34 | 20.09 | 20.20 | 20.16 | 20.61 | 21.84 | 20.85 | 19.34 | 16.53 | 15.75 | 16.17 | 15.54 | 15.97 | 15.96 | 16.28 | 15.93 | 15.95 | 15.88 | 15.82 | 15.81 | 15.86 | 15.94 | 16.00 | 16.07 | 16.16 | 16.25 | 16.34 | 16.44 | 16.53 | 16.63 | 16.73 | 16.84 | 16.95 | 17.06 | 17.17 | 17.28 |
| 35-39 | 21.91 | 21.76 | 22.71 | 23.33 | 21.52 | 22.92 | 21.68 | 20.78 | 19.74 | 19.53 | 18.95 | 18.03 | 17.16 | 16.90 | 16.98 | 16.96 | 17.04 | 17.15 | 17.26 | 17.30 | 17.35 | 17.41 | 17.47 | 17.55 | 17.65 | 17.74 | 17.84 | 17.95 | 18.05 | 18.16 | 18.27 | 18.39 | 18.51 | 18.63 | 18.75 |
| 40-44 | 25.87 | 26.13 | 26.93 | 28.60 | 30.13 | 25.30 | 25.56 | 24.43 | 23.92 | 22.08 | 22.06 | 21.42 | 21.53 | 21.42 | 21.29 | 21.11 | 20.89 | 20.60 | 20.50 | 20.60 | 20.70 | 20.82 | 20.96 | 21.11 | 21.21 | 21.32 | 21.44 | 21.55 | 21.67 | 21.80 | 21.93 | 22.07 | 22.21 | 22.36 | 22.50 |
| 45-49 | 26.62 | 27.34 | 29.55 | 29.49 | 31.83 | 30.89 | 30.74 | 28.86 | 27.94 | 27.07 | 24.49 | 24.26 | 23.55 | 23.45 | 22.80 | 23.03 | 22.72 | 22.89 | 22.86 | 22.90 | 22.89 | 22.90 | 22.84 | 22.84 | 22.96 | 23.10 | 23.24 | 23.39 | 23.55 | 23.68 | 23.82 | 23.96 | 24.11 | 24.26 | 24.41 |
| 50-54 | 25.63 | 28.66 | 29.35 | 29.04 | 31.37 | 34.82 | 35.07 | 38.04 | 37.42 | 39.61 | 39.38 | 38.81 | 37.52 | 36.64 | 36.21 | 34.44 | 34.21 | 33.65 | 33.72 | 33.39 | 33.64 | 33.56 | 33.78 | 33.90 | 34.01 | 34.08 | 34.18 | 34.27 | 34.40 | 34.60 | 34.82 | 35.04 | 35.27 | 35.50 | 35.72 |
| 55-59 | 37.44 | 38.47 | 36.85 | 35.14 | 33.06 | 32.77 | 35.59 | 38.42 | 39.62 | 41.01 | 43.34 | 42.49 | 44.45 | 44.03 | 44.80 | 44.21 | 44.13 | 43.65 | 43.38 | 43.23 | 42.33 | 42.37 | 42.21 | 42.34 | 42.25 | 42.53 | 42.61 | 42.89 | 43.09 | 43.31 | 43.52 | 43.73 | 43.93 | 44.15 | 44.42 |
| 60-64 | 51.55 | 51.20 | 54.38 | 53.93 | 52.85 | 51.05 | 50.47 | 48.27 | 47.67 | 47.07 | 47.07 | 48.47 | 49.46 | 49.95 | 50.66 | 52.03 | 51.89 | 52.87 | 52.93 | 53.59 | 53.69 | 53.75 | 53.55 | 53.50 | 53.52 | 53.18 | 53.34 | 53.44 | 53.67 | 53.85 | 54.16 | 54.42 | 54.77 | 55.09 | 55.41 |
| 65-69 | 55.98 | 61.58 | 65.38 | 65.46 | 68.17 | 68.06 | 68.56 | 69.61 | 69.75 | 68.05 | 67.20 | 65.51 | 63.45 | 62.82 | 62.72 | 62.91 | 63.45 | 64.34 | 64.76 | 65.66 | 66.56 | 66.46 | 67.30 | 67.54 | 68.24 | 68.38 | 68.68 | 68.84 | 69.12 | 69.40 | 69.38 | 69.72 | 70.01 | 70.40 | 70.73 |
| 70-74 | 57.10 | 62.77 | 63.76 | 65.27 | 65.91 | 69.99 | 76.24 | 80.12 | 82.49 | 86.69 | 87.91 | 87.96 | 88.83 | 88.71 | 87.23 | 86.42 | 85.27 | 83.76 | 83.51 | 83.56 | 83.88 | 84.63 | 85.46 | 85.95 | 86.83 | 87.76 | 87.92 | 88.78 | 89.22 | 90.00 | 90.39 | 90.84 | 91.21 | 91.65 | 92.11 |
| 75-79 | 58.37 | 58.91 | 62.74 | 63.24 | 62.06 | 60.92 | 65.04 | 65.32 | 69.41 | 71.20 | 75.40 | 79.22 | 82.09 | 83.99 | 87.07 | 88.17 | 88.12 | 88.85 | 88.71 | 87.70 | 87.28 | 86.57 | 85.71 | 85.62 | 85.77 | 86.14 | 86.82 | 87.58 | 88.10 | 88.89 | 89.76 | 90.03 | 90.86 | 91.33 | 92.08 |
| 80-84 | 40.99 | 44.03 | 46.75 | 45.85 | 49.15 | 53.36 | 53.47 | 56.70 | 57.52 | 56.43 | 55.63 | 58.21 | 58.21 | 61.17 | 62.63 | 65.53 | 68.19 | 70.27 | 71.56 | 73.91 | 74.67 | 74.71 | 75.34 | 75.51 | 74.89 | 74.66 | 74.12 | 73.40 | 73.41 | 73.61 | 74.01 | 74.61 | 75.27 | 75.74 | 76.40 |
| 85+ | 37.88 | 41.16 | 42.35 | 45.80 | 46.79 | 51.44 | 58.33 | 63.02 | 68.30 | 74.62 | 80.83 | 85.57 | 91.31 | 95.42 | 98.99 | 102.98 | 108.27 | 112.34 | 117.44 | 120.94 | 125.86 | 131.66 | 136.04 | 140.53 | 144.69 | 148.71 | 152.95 | 156.57 | 159.84 | 162.30 | 164.95 | 167.57 | 169.63 | 172.01 | 173.92 |
| Total | 584.96 | 609.44 | 630.28 | 639.42 | 650.60 | 656.53 | 670.36 | 676.58 | 682.80 | 689.03 | 695.25 | 701.47 | 707.69 | 713.92 | 720.14 | 726.36 | 732.58 | 738.80 | 745.03 | 751.25 | 757.47 | 763.69 | 769.92 | 776.14 | 782.36 | 788.58 | 794.81 | 801.03 | 807.25 | 813.47 | 819.69 | 825.92 | 832.14 | 838.36 | 844.58 |