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 | 71.86 | 69.28 | 71.75 | 72.21 | 71.65 | 73.20 | 71.31 | 68.55 | 67.51 | 67.56 | 67.98 | 68.58 | 69.27 | 70.03 | 70.83 | 71.65 | 72.49 | 73.35 | 74.22 | 75.10 | 75.99 | 76.88 | 77.77 | 78.67 | 79.58 | 80.48 | 81.39 | 82.30 | 83.21 | 84.12 | 85.03 | 85.95 | 86.86 | 87.78 | 88.70 |
| 5-9 | 69.43 | 67.82 | 65.24 | 66.40 | 63.73 | 61.78 | 61.39 | 63.63 | 64.69 | 65.30 | 65.91 | 66.31 | 66.40 | 66.81 | 67.47 | 68.22 | 69.00 | 69.80 | 70.62 | 71.46 | 72.30 | 73.14 | 74.00 | 74.85 | 75.72 | 76.58 | 77.45 | 78.31 | 79.18 | 80.06 | 80.93 | 81.80 | 82.68 | 83.56 | 84.43 |
| 10-14 | 80.64 | 79.63 | 75.34 | 73.12 | 68.27 | 70.25 | 76.30 | 80.34 | 83.37 | 84.84 | 85.03 | 85.73 | 87.08 | 88.23 | 89.41 | 90.54 | 91.54 | 92.45 | 93.44 | 94.51 | 95.61 | 96.73 | 97.86 | 98.99 | 100.12 | 101.27 | 102.41 | 103.56 | 104.71 | 105.86 | 107.02 | 108.18 | 109.34 | 110.49 | 111.66 |
| 15-19 | 111.80 | 110.13 | 104.68 | 106.65 | 106.19 | 103.68 | 110.84 | 112.81 | 115.39 | 118.68 | 122.58 | 125.48 | 127.59 | 129.31 | 130.73 | 132.11 | 133.68 | 135.42 | 137.15 | 138.80 | 140.40 | 142.00 | 143.62 | 145.26 | 146.91 | 148.58 | 150.25 | 151.92 | 153.59 | 155.27 | 156.96 | 158.64 | 160.33 | 162.02 | 163.71 |
| 20-24 | 204.10 | 202.64 | 211.43 | 226.17 | 228.70 | 210.56 | 205.15 | 208.01 | 213.45 | 217.80 | 221.16 | 224.13 | 227.02 | 229.93 | 232.87 | 235.85 | 238.76 | 241.65 | 244.52 | 247.40 | 250.31 | 253.24 | 256.18 | 259.12 | 262.06 | 265.01 | 267.97 | 270.93 | 273.90 | 276.87 | 279.84 | 282.82 | 285.80 | 288.78 | 291.76 |
| 25-29 | 200.42 | 205.87 | 212.28 | 235.11 | 241.12 | 235.49 | 224.18 | 219.71 | 218.90 | 219.65 | 221.15 | 223.60 | 226.39 | 229.31 | 232.22 | 235.09 | 237.95 | 240.81 | 243.69 | 246.59 | 249.51 | 252.44 | 255.37 | 258.31 | 261.25 | 264.20 | 267.16 | 270.12 | 273.09 | 276.06 | 279.04 | 282.02 | 285.00 | 287.98 | 290.97 |
| 30-34 | 151.18 | 155.43 | 162.65 | 175.98 | 187.69 | 196.05 | 191.43 | 186.49 | 184.05 | 182.81 | 182.96 | 184.07 | 185.79 | 187.77 | 189.92 | 192.13 | 194.43 | 196.77 | 199.13 | 201.51 | 203.90 | 206.30 | 208.70 | 211.12 | 213.53 | 215.96 | 218.39 | 220.82 | 223.26 | 225.70 | 228.14 | 230.59 | 233.04 | 235.49 | 237.95 |
| 35-39 | 118.51 | 121.19 | 126.04 | 134.32 | 143.36 | 145.07 | 143.60 | 143.61 | 143.12 | 143.87 | 145.19 | 146.19 | 146.96 | 148.01 | 149.25 | 150.69 | 152.32 | 154.07 | 155.87 | 157.71 | 159.57 | 161.44 | 163.33 | 165.23 | 167.14 | 169.05 | 170.96 | 172.88 | 174.80 | 176.73 | 178.66 | 180.59 | 182.52 | 184.46 | 186.39 |
| 40-44 | 101.40 | 103.62 | 106.55 | 109.32 | 114.52 | 117.16 | 117.82 | 119.06 | 122.53 | 124.02 | 124.55 | 125.44 | 126.58 | 127.54 | 128.84 | 130.32 | 131.75 | 133.12 | 134.54 | 136.00 | 137.52 | 139.10 | 140.71 | 142.34 | 143.98 | 145.63 | 147.29 | 148.95 | 150.62 | 152.29 | 153.96 | 155.63 | 157.31 | 158.99 | 160.67 |
| 45-49 | 111.49 | 111.65 | 108.87 | 103.82 | 99.27 | 102.77 | 108.90 | 113.84 | 116.51 | 118.76 | 120.51 | 121.83 | 123.31 | 125.35 | 126.91 | 128.20 | 129.59 | 131.05 | 132.44 | 133.96 | 135.54 | 137.10 | 138.64 | 140.20 | 141.78 | 143.38 | 144.99 | 146.62 | 148.26 | 149.90 | 151.55 | 153.20 | 154.85 | 156.50 | 158.16 |
| 50-54 | 102.15 | 105.33 | 110.49 | 115.74 | 116.39 | 114.59 | 113.62 | 113.35 | 112.93 | 114.45 | 117.55 | 120.81 | 123.58 | 125.57 | 127.37 | 129.01 | 130.51 | 132.08 | 133.86 | 135.48 | 137.01 | 138.59 | 140.19 | 141.76 | 143.38 | 145.02 | 146.66 | 148.30 | 149.95 | 151.60 | 153.26 | 154.93 | 156.60 | 158.28 | 159.96 |
| 55-59 | 102.00 | 102.41 | 100.18 | 100.03 | 101.29 | 106.37 | 109.24 | 111.41 | 113.71 | 114.64 | 114.77 | 115.56 | 116.53 | 117.14 | 118.52 | 120.58 | 122.78 | 124.78 | 126.49 | 128.13 | 129.69 | 131.21 | 132.76 | 134.39 | 135.97 | 137.51 | 139.07 | 140.64 | 142.20 | 143.78 | 145.37 | 146.96 | 148.56 | 150.15 | 151.75 |
| 60-64 | 92.61 | 94.98 | 97.86 | 98.52 | 102.61 | 102.47 | 102.74 | 102.45 | 105.48 | 107.45 | 111.16 | 113.41 | 115.24 | 117.04 | 118.28 | 119.16 | 120.34 | 121.56 | 122.64 | 124.09 | 125.86 | 127.70 | 129.45 | 131.08 | 132.67 | 134.23 | 135.76 | 137.31 | 138.90 | 140.47 | 142.03 | 143.59 | 145.16 | 146.72 | 148.29 |
| 65-69 | 83.12 | 86.20 | 91.70 | 92.96 | 93.77 | 95.00 | 94.80 | 97.55 | 100.23 | 103.83 | 104.91 | 105.82 | 106.38 | 108.51 | 110.16 | 112.74 | 114.62 | 116.26 | 117.84 | 119.18 | 120.34 | 121.64 | 122.97 | 124.22 | 125.66 | 127.26 | 128.91 | 130.52 | 132.07 | 133.59 | 135.10 | 136.60 | 138.10 | 139.63 | 141.15 |
| 70-74 | 86.60 | 88.57 | 84.98 | 83.72 | 82.71 | 83.48 | 88.01 | 91.90 | 92.12 | 92.95 | 94.48 | 95.04 | 97.03 | 98.94 | 101.37 | 102.55 | 103.61 | 104.51 | 106.20 | 107.62 | 109.55 | 111.14 | 112.60 | 114.03 | 115.32 | 116.53 | 117.82 | 119.13 | 120.38 | 121.75 | 123.19 | 124.65 | 126.10 | 127.52 | 128.92 |
| 75-79 | 67.46 | 71.30 | 78.07 | 79.83 | 80.54 | 80.33 | 80.51 | 78.21 | 80.43 | 81.61 | 83.29 | 86.29 | 88.96 | 89.58 | 90.51 | 91.83 | 92.60 | 94.16 | 95.72 | 97.56 | 98.71 | 99.79 | 100.77 | 102.19 | 103.48 | 105.05 | 106.43 | 107.73 | 109.02 | 110.24 | 111.42 | 112.63 | 113.86 | 115.06 | 116.31 |
| 80-84 | 50.14 | 52.52 | 54.84 | 53.68 | 57.77 | 59.60 | 63.25 | 67.30 | 69.57 | 70.66 | 71.03 | 71.51 | 70.55 | 72.08 | 73.10 | 74.33 | 76.42 | 78.28 | 78.93 | 79.81 | 80.90 | 81.69 | 82.92 | 84.14 | 85.52 | 86.51 | 87.46 | 88.38 | 89.54 | 90.61 | 91.84 | 92.97 | 94.05 | 95.14 | 96.18 |
| 85+ | 56.76 | 58.83 | 59.69 | 58.37 | 59.13 | 64.56 | 69.56 | 75.48 | 80.35 | 86.13 | 91.43 | 96.50 | 102.27 | 106.44 | 110.46 | 113.87 | 117.14 | 120.05 | 123.51 | 126.55 | 129.42 | 132.65 | 135.58 | 138.16 | 140.62 | 143.10 | 145.63 | 148.22 | 150.61 | 153.04 | 155.27 | 157.49 | 159.73 | 161.99 | 164.23 |
| Total | 1861.68 | 1887.39 | 1922.63 | 1985.95 | 2018.73 | 2022.40 | 2032.68 | 2053.70 | 2084.35 | 2115.00 | 2145.65 | 2176.29 | 2206.94 | 2237.59 | 2268.24 | 2298.88 | 2329.53 | 2360.18 | 2390.82 | 2421.47 | 2452.12 | 2482.77 | 2513.41 | 2544.06 | 2574.71 | 2605.35 | 2636.00 | 2666.65 | 2697.30 | 2727.94 | 2758.59 | 2789.24 | 2819.89 | 2850.53 | 2881.18 |