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 | 94.82 | 99.26 | 97.02 | 96.02 | 90.12 | 87.53 | 88.49 | 89.34 | 90.80 | 91.65 | 93.73 | 95.73 | 97.73 | 99.71 | 101.62 | 103.54 | 105.46 | 107.41 | 109.28 | 111.11 | 112.93 | 114.79 | 116.60 | 118.47 | 120.33 | 122.21 | 124.05 | 125.89 | 127.73 | 129.60 | 131.48 | 133.36 | 135.23 | 137.11 | 138.98 |
| 5-9 | 98.13 | 99.13 | 99.30 | 98.90 | 100.12 | 100.04 | 102.33 | 102.68 | 104.49 | 106.49 | 107.00 | 109.59 | 111.88 | 114.02 | 115.60 | 117.91 | 120.18 | 122.48 | 124.70 | 126.89 | 129.04 | 131.22 | 133.37 | 135.54 | 137.71 | 139.89 | 142.04 | 144.18 | 146.33 | 148.50 | 150.68 | 152.87 | 155.04 | 157.21 | 159.37 |
| 10-14 | 94.02 | 97.08 | 98.94 | 102.81 | 98.13 | 100.65 | 99.20 | 99.50 | 102.68 | 108.15 | 110.06 | 113.43 | 114.76 | 116.63 | 118.78 | 120.05 | 122.72 | 125.14 | 127.42 | 129.29 | 131.66 | 134.02 | 136.34 | 138.67 | 140.98 | 143.29 | 145.58 | 147.86 | 150.14 | 152.44 | 154.73 | 157.03 | 159.31 | 161.61 | 163.90 |
| 15-19 | 89.52 | 87.72 | 90.16 | 95.65 | 97.09 | 96.16 | 95.76 | 99.19 | 100.91 | 100.75 | 104.71 | 105.35 | 107.32 | 110.32 | 114.07 | 116.52 | 118.77 | 120.31 | 122.24 | 124.52 | 126.26 | 128.56 | 130.74 | 132.92 | 134.98 | 137.26 | 139.47 | 141.67 | 143.86 | 146.08 | 148.31 | 150.53 | 152.73 | 154.93 | 157.12 |
| 20-24 | 98.11 | 101.95 | 102.14 | 107.06 | 111.53 | 104.42 | 105.93 | 105.15 | 107.22 | 108.70 | 111.82 | 113.99 | 117.19 | 119.38 | 120.64 | 123.54 | 125.25 | 127.67 | 130.36 | 133.22 | 135.53 | 137.76 | 139.79 | 141.90 | 144.18 | 146.24 | 148.55 | 150.81 | 153.06 | 155.28 | 157.59 | 159.89 | 162.15 | 164.41 | 166.66 |
| 25-29 | 90.54 | 94.85 | 93.63 | 101.19 | 110.01 | 112.49 | 112.49 | 111.15 | 113.30 | 117.02 | 117.11 | 120.40 | 122.63 | 124.70 | 126.77 | 129.60 | 131.96 | 134.63 | 136.85 | 138.79 | 141.35 | 143.49 | 145.80 | 148.40 | 151.04 | 153.50 | 155.81 | 158.02 | 160.28 | 162.66 | 164.93 | 167.33 | 169.71 | 172.08 | 174.40 |
| 30-34 | 100.94 | 96.62 | 98.04 | 104.37 | 107.66 | 101.44 | 100.49 | 104.29 | 106.30 | 110.35 | 114.59 | 117.09 | 118.43 | 120.46 | 123.49 | 124.89 | 127.67 | 129.92 | 132.09 | 134.14 | 136.59 | 138.89 | 141.19 | 143.44 | 145.55 | 147.98 | 150.18 | 152.43 | 154.78 | 157.17 | 159.51 | 161.79 | 164.04 | 166.29 | 168.58 |
| 35-39 | 99.58 | 100.82 | 99.16 | 104.03 | 101.14 | 102.40 | 100.15 | 103.23 | 107.15 | 106.67 | 106.35 | 107.87 | 111.14 | 113.30 | 116.50 | 119.76 | 122.27 | 123.97 | 126.06 | 128.61 | 130.42 | 132.86 | 134.99 | 137.16 | 139.27 | 141.61 | 143.82 | 146.07 | 148.26 | 150.41 | 152.68 | 154.89 | 157.10 | 159.37 | 161.64 |
| 40-44 | 95.01 | 100.50 | 104.61 | 98.12 | 103.47 | 104.25 | 110.85 | 111.66 | 116.03 | 116.40 | 119.09 | 118.96 | 122.83 | 126.55 | 127.54 | 128.35 | 130.39 | 133.43 | 135.56 | 138.78 | 141.90 | 144.70 | 146.73 | 149.06 | 151.77 | 153.95 | 156.59 | 158.99 | 161.42 | 163.79 | 166.33 | 168.80 | 171.30 | 173.77 | 176.19 |
| 45-49 | 93.27 | 91.85 | 87.55 | 92.21 | 89.14 | 95.50 | 97.25 | 100.53 | 98.15 | 103.08 | 105.46 | 111.44 | 112.99 | 116.28 | 117.27 | 119.75 | 120.43 | 123.68 | 126.86 | 128.17 | 129.36 | 131.46 | 134.16 | 136.34 | 139.19 | 142.06 | 144.62 | 146.65 | 148.94 | 151.47 | 153.63 | 156.11 | 158.44 | 160.77 | 163.06 |
| 50-54 | 95.50 | 94.72 | 98.38 | 97.57 | 102.85 | 97.73 | 97.66 | 99.72 | 105.66 | 106.85 | 112.95 | 116.35 | 120.14 | 119.44 | 123.58 | 126.33 | 131.22 | 133.50 | 137.54 | 138.71 | 141.43 | 142.53 | 145.81 | 149.18 | 150.73 | 152.35 | 154.72 | 157.63 | 160.12 | 163.16 | 166.11 | 168.88 | 171.24 | 173.76 | 176.48 |
| 55-59 | 87.91 | 96.04 | 96.89 | 92.63 | 92.86 | 98.04 | 98.66 | 101.87 | 104.56 | 108.32 | 105.66 | 106.16 | 108.98 | 113.91 | 115.00 | 120.00 | 123.85 | 127.29 | 126.89 | 131.04 | 133.62 | 137.99 | 140.57 | 144.49 | 145.93 | 148.56 | 149.55 | 152.51 | 155.65 | 157.32 | 159.19 | 161.70 | 164.61 | 167.13 | 170.04 |
| 60-64 | 71.37 | 73.81 | 72.38 | 80.32 | 80.34 | 85.59 | 91.86 | 93.25 | 93.09 | 96.80 | 101.63 | 102.84 | 106.36 | 108.85 | 112.71 | 111.04 | 111.69 | 114.50 | 118.83 | 119.98 | 124.50 | 128.34 | 131.46 | 131.30 | 135.31 | 137.91 | 142.08 | 144.85 | 148.54 | 150.06 | 152.63 | 153.69 | 156.46 | 159.39 | 161.05 |
| 65-69 | 70.38 | 72.25 | 70.59 | 67.11 | 66.86 | 65.82 | 64.84 | 66.01 | 71.98 | 73.22 | 78.18 | 83.74 | 84.36 | 84.44 | 87.71 | 91.80 | 92.86 | 95.30 | 97.57 | 101.10 | 100.01 | 100.38 | 102.82 | 106.44 | 107.70 | 111.05 | 114.29 | 116.64 | 116.74 | 120.29 | 122.50 | 125.79 | 127.91 | 130.82 | 132.38 |
| 70-74 | 52.87 | 55.33 | 58.19 | 57.54 | 60.82 | 61.39 | 63.42 | 62.27 | 59.60 | 60.18 | 60.03 | 59.70 | 60.97 | 65.76 | 66.78 | 70.72 | 75.07 | 76.04 | 76.60 | 79.22 | 82.48 | 83.36 | 85.50 | 87.36 | 90.18 | 89.66 | 90.23 | 92.26 | 95.19 | 96.26 | 99.02 | 101.63 | 103.64 | 103.96 | 106.76 |
| 75-79 | 35.30 | 35.90 | 37.75 | 43.07 | 44.91 | 47.97 | 50.43 | 52.91 | 52.83 | 55.27 | 56.46 | 58.52 | 57.51 | 55.84 | 56.16 | 56.05 | 56.00 | 57.04 | 60.84 | 62.11 | 65.58 | 69.56 | 70.59 | 70.87 | 72.87 | 75.57 | 76.85 | 78.78 | 80.38 | 82.71 | 82.45 | 83.15 | 84.82 | 87.12 | 88.30 |
| 80-84 | 21.05 | 22.27 | 22.84 | 23.21 | 25.46 | 26.13 | 26.80 | 29.65 | 35.09 | 35.89 | 38.55 | 40.22 | 42.19 | 41.99 | 43.98 | 44.98 | 46.57 | 45.75 | 44.57 | 44.80 | 44.77 | 44.71 | 45.57 | 48.63 | 49.57 | 51.99 | 54.65 | 55.35 | 55.53 | 57.10 | 59.23 | 60.28 | 61.66 | 62.88 | 64.55 |
| 85+ | 12.25 | 13.08 | 16.15 | 17.39 | 20.43 | 22.23 | 23.67 | 25.71 | 27.60 | 31.01 | 32.72 | 34.08 | 37.40 | 42.57 | 45.29 | 48.00 | 49.81 | 53.44 | 56.60 | 59.72 | 62.11 | 64.26 | 66.16 | 67.39 | 69.61 | 71.18 | 72.52 | 74.34 | 77.31 | 79.33 | 81.94 | 84.57 | 86.24 | 88.38 | 90.88 |
| Total | 1400.58 | 1433.19 | 1443.71 | 1479.23 | 1502.94 | 1509.76 | 1530.29 | 1558.09 | 1597.44 | 1636.78 | 1676.12 | 1715.46 | 1754.80 | 1794.14 | 1833.49 | 1872.83 | 1912.17 | 1951.51 | 1990.85 | 2030.20 | 2069.54 | 2108.88 | 2148.22 | 2187.56 | 2226.90 | 2266.25 | 2305.59 | 2344.93 | 2384.27 | 2423.61 | 2462.96 | 2502.30 | 2541.64 | 2580.98 | 2620.32 |