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 | 1.18 | 1.77 | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.24 | 1.81 | 2.53 | 3.09 | 3.49 | 3.78 | 3.84 | 3.82 | 3.82 | 3.82 | 3.81 | 3.79 | 3.78 | 3.78 | 3.81 | 3.83 | 3.84 | 3.86 | 3.88 | 3.90 | 3.93 | 3.95 | 3.96 | 3.97 | 3.97 | 3.98 | 4.00 | 4.02 | 4.03 | 4.05 | 4.05 |
| 5-9 | 1.73 | 1.46 | 1.85 | 1.68 | 1.43 | 1.45 | 1.61 | 1.60 | 1.56 | 1.60 | 1.76 | 1.95 | 2.20 | 2.26 | 2.26 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.25 | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.28 | 2.28 | 2.30 | 2.31 | 2.32 | 2.33 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.35 | 2.37 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.39 | 2.39 |
| 10-14 | 2.02 | 1.93 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 1.56 | 1.23 | 1.06 | 0.98 | 0.88 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 |
| 15-19 | 2.73 | 2.95 | 3.19 | 2.78 | 2.78 | 2.70 | 2.24 | 1.82 | 1.74 | 1.78 | 1.76 | 1.80 | 1.82 | 1.77 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.62 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.66 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1.72 | 1.72 |
| 20-24 | 1.84 | 1.77 | 2.04 | 2.68 | 3.19 | 2.85 | 3.16 | 3.45 | 3.52 | 3.49 | 3.25 | 3.10 | 3.01 | 3.00 | 3.10 | 3.09 | 3.07 | 2.98 | 3.02 | 3.02 | 3.02 | 3.04 | 3.05 | 3.07 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.12 | 3.13 | 3.16 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 3.18 | 3.18 |
| 25-29 | 1.83 | 1.43 | 1.26 | 1.21 | 1.31 | 1.72 | 1.92 | 1.84 | 1.80 | 1.85 | 1.83 | 1.80 | 1.84 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.87 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.91 | 1.90 | 1.91 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.91 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.94 | 1.94 |
| 30-34 | 2.21 | 1.94 | 2.00 | 2.15 | 2.34 | 2.06 | 2.13 | 2.43 | 2.57 | 2.68 | 2.69 | 2.66 | 2.68 | 2.66 | 2.65 | 2.64 | 2.63 | 2.66 | 2.70 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 2.72 | 2.74 | 2.76 | 2.78 | 2.78 | 2.79 | 2.78 | 2.79 | 2.79 | 2.82 | 2.84 | 2.84 | 2.84 | 2.85 |
| 35-39 | 2.40 | 2.39 | 2.04 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 1.89 | 1.71 | 1.62 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.76 | 1.75 | 1.77 | 1.79 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.82 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.89 |
| 40-44 | 2.18 | 1.92 | 2.06 | 1.91 | 2.29 | 2.28 | 2.23 | 1.89 | 1.67 | 1.78 | 1.80 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.65 | 1.66 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.69 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.78 |
| 45-49 | 2.75 | 2.30 | 2.45 | 2.36 | 2.35 | 1.99 | 1.98 | 1.77 | 1.54 | 1.27 | 1.40 | 1.56 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.39 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.48 |
| 50-54 | 3.42 | 2.93 | 2.79 | 2.82 | 2.50 | 2.42 | 2.13 | 2.30 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 1.94 | 1.91 | 1.83 | 1.73 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.78 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.83 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| 55-59 | 2.61 | 3.02 | 3.02 | 3.22 | 3.31 | 2.81 | 2.33 | 1.93 | 1.90 | 1.75 | 1.61 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.40 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.45 |
| 60-64 | 2.84 | 2.84 | 2.67 | 2.16 | 1.98 | 2.62 | 2.83 | 3.02 | 3.06 | 2.79 | 2.40 | 2.13 | 1.97 | 1.92 | 1.81 | 1.68 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.62 | 1.65 | 1.62 | 1.63 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.67 | 1.67 |
| 65-69 | 2.12 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.14 | 2.49 | 2.47 | 2.32 | 2.23 | 2.13 | 2.03 | 2.39 | 2.47 | 2.57 | 2.52 | 2.40 | 2.24 | 2.07 | 1.99 | 1.95 | 1.87 | 1.75 | 1.71 | 1.72 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1.70 | 1.69 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.73 |
| 70-74 | 0.91 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.52 | 1.68 | 2.02 | 2.43 | 2.36 | 2.17 | 2.44 | 2.45 | 2.34 | 2.27 | 2.21 | 2.15 | 2.39 | 2.47 | 2.53 | 2.51 | 2.41 | 2.30 | 2.17 | 2.10 | 2.06 | 1.97 | 1.88 | 1.84 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 1.85 |
| 75-79 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.87 | 1.48 | 1.57 | 1.89 | 2.23 | 2.19 | 2.01 | 2.28 | 2.30 | 2.19 | 2.14 | 2.06 | 1.99 | 2.20 | 2.27 | 2.35 | 2.34 | 2.26 | 2.15 | 2.03 | 1.98 | 1.95 | 1.90 | 1.82 | 1.79 | 1.80 | 1.79 | 1.81 |
| 80-84 | 0.18 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.79 | 1.34 | 1.43 | 1.71 | 2.02 | 1.99 | 1.83 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 1.98 | 1.93 | 1.87 | 1.81 | 2.00 | 2.07 | 2.13 | 2.12 | 2.04 | 1.95 | 1.84 | 1.80 | 1.77 | 1.72 |
| 85+ | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| Total | 33.92 | 33.17 | 32.78 | 32.59 | 33.80 | 33.80 | 34.06 | 34.06 | 34.07 | 34.07 | 34.08 | 34.09 | 34.10 | 34.10 | 34.11 | 34.12 | 34.13 | 34.14 | 34.14 | 34.15 | 34.16 | 34.17 | 34.17 | 34.18 | 34.19 | 34.20 | 34.21 | 34.21 | 34.22 | 34.23 | 34.24 | 34.24 | 34.25 | 34.26 | 34.27 |