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 | 3.77 | 3.95 | 3.78 | 3.61 | 3.89 | 3.63 | 3.43 | 3.40 | 3.26 | 2.96 | 3.05 | 3.11 | 3.18 | 3.23 | 3.29 | 3.33 | 3.36 | 3.39 | 3.41 | 3.44 | 3.46 | 3.47 | 3.48 | 3.50 | 3.51 | 3.52 | 3.53 | 3.54 | 3.56 | 3.58 | 3.60 | 3.62 | 3.64 | 3.66 | 3.68 |
| 5-9 | 3.81 | 4.22 | 4.31 | 4.68 | 4.61 | 4.69 | 4.63 | 4.53 | 4.38 | 4.58 | 4.39 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.09 | 3.85 | 3.93 | 3.99 | 4.03 | 4.08 | 4.13 | 4.18 | 4.21 | 4.25 | 4.27 | 4.29 | 4.31 | 4.33 | 4.35 | 4.36 | 4.38 | 4.40 | 4.43 | 4.45 | 4.47 | 4.50 |
| 10-14 | 3.31 | 3.55 | 3.83 | 4.02 | 4.34 | 4.09 | 4.16 | 3.95 | 4.10 | 3.94 | 3.97 | 3.96 | 3.81 | 3.70 | 3.88 | 3.72 | 3.65 | 3.65 | 3.59 | 3.47 | 3.52 | 3.56 | 3.60 | 3.64 | 3.67 | 3.70 | 3.72 | 3.75 | 3.77 | 3.79 | 3.81 | 3.83 | 3.85 | 3.87 | 3.89 |
| 15-19 | 2.54 | 2.64 | 3.03 | 3.17 | 3.30 | 3.54 | 3.49 | 3.53 | 3.46 | 3.45 | 3.28 | 3.29 | 3.21 | 3.29 | 3.18 | 3.18 | 3.14 | 3.07 | 3.06 | 3.19 | 3.13 | 3.08 | 3.06 | 3.03 | 2.97 | 3.01 | 3.03 | 3.06 | 3.09 | 3.11 | 3.14 | 3.16 | 3.18 | 3.20 | 3.22 |
| 20-24 | 2.21 | 1.96 | 1.91 | 2.17 | 2.56 | 2.35 | 2.12 | 2.00 | 1.90 | 1.86 | 1.92 | 1.89 | 1.90 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.82 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.88 | 1.90 | 1.91 | 1.92 | 1.94 |
| 25-29 | 2.48 | 2.51 | 2.54 | 2.40 | 2.20 | 2.25 | 2.36 | 2.35 | 2.44 | 2.43 | 2.37 | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.34 | 2.36 | 2.38 | 2.39 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.41 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 2.43 | 2.45 | 2.48 | 2.49 | 2.50 | 2.52 | 2.53 | 2.56 |
| 30-34 | 3.34 | 3.34 | 3.19 | 2.87 | 2.97 | 3.02 | 3.02 | 3.19 | 3.24 | 3.26 | 3.36 | 3.43 | 3.49 | 3.56 | 3.57 | 3.54 | 3.51 | 3.50 | 3.51 | 3.53 | 3.55 | 3.56 | 3.57 | 3.59 | 3.60 | 3.62 | 3.63 | 3.65 | 3.67 | 3.69 | 3.71 | 3.73 | 3.75 | 3.78 | 3.81 |
| 35-39 | 3.50 | 3.81 | 4.01 | 4.19 | 4.29 | 4.10 | 4.09 | 4.23 | 4.20 | 4.44 | 4.56 | 4.61 | 4.76 | 4.83 | 4.87 | 4.97 | 5.05 | 5.09 | 5.15 | 5.15 | 5.14 | 5.14 | 5.15 | 5.16 | 5.18 | 5.20 | 5.22 | 5.24 | 5.27 | 5.30 | 5.33 | 5.35 | 5.38 | 5.41 | 5.45 |
| 40-44 | 2.86 | 3.18 | 3.22 | 3.43 | 3.37 | 4.01 | 4.42 | 4.63 | 4.89 | 4.93 | 4.77 | 4.77 | 4.89 | 4.86 | 5.04 | 5.11 | 5.11 | 5.21 | 5.26 | 5.28 | 5.35 | 5.41 | 5.45 | 5.50 | 5.51 | 5.51 | 5.51 | 5.53 | 5.55 | 5.58 | 5.60 | 5.63 | 5.66 | 5.69 | 5.72 |
| 45-49 | 2.97 | 3.04 | 3.19 | 3.24 | 3.63 | 3.43 | 3.33 | 3.38 | 3.61 | 3.76 | 4.30 | 4.59 | 4.70 | 4.88 | 4.87 | 4.80 | 4.82 | 4.87 | 4.85 | 5.00 | 5.08 | 5.11 | 5.20 | 5.24 | 5.27 | 5.34 | 5.40 | 5.43 | 5.48 | 5.49 | 5.50 | 5.51 | 5.53 | 5.56 | 5.59 |
| 50-54 | 2.28 | 2.69 | 3.02 | 3.01 | 2.92 | 3.33 | 3.64 | 3.83 | 3.85 | 4.05 | 3.90 | 3.77 | 3.81 | 4.00 | 4.09 | 4.49 | 4.73 | 4.86 | 5.02 | 5.05 | 4.97 | 4.96 | 5.04 | 5.03 | 5.14 | 5.21 | 5.24 | 5.33 | 5.38 | 5.41 | 5.47 | 5.52 | 5.56 | 5.61 | 5.63 |
| 55-59 | 2.70 | 2.78 | 2.56 | 2.78 | 2.83 | 2.70 | 2.90 | 3.05 | 3.09 | 3.11 | 3.45 | 3.70 | 3.83 | 3.83 | 4.01 | 3.90 | 3.81 | 3.85 | 4.00 | 4.07 | 4.38 | 4.58 | 4.66 | 4.79 | 4.82 | 4.76 | 4.76 | 4.83 | 4.83 | 4.93 | 4.99 | 5.01 | 5.08 | 5.12 | 5.14 |
| 60-64 | 2.58 | 2.51 | 2.89 | 2.78 | 2.74 | 2.69 | 2.68 | 2.58 | 2.77 | 2.84 | 2.78 | 2.93 | 3.00 | 3.07 | 3.11 | 3.34 | 3.56 | 3.66 | 3.67 | 3.76 | 3.67 | 3.65 | 3.65 | 3.74 | 3.82 | 4.06 | 4.22 | 4.28 | 4.36 | 4.35 | 4.34 | 4.37 | 4.41 | 4.43 | 4.48 |
| 65-69 | 2.45 | 2.45 | 2.27 | 2.33 | 2.43 | 2.45 | 2.44 | 2.63 | 2.45 | 2.19 | 2.06 | 2.05 | 1.99 | 2.11 | 2.14 | 2.11 | 2.18 | 2.25 | 2.27 | 2.28 | 2.42 | 2.53 | 2.59 | 2.61 | 2.69 | 2.64 | 2.61 | 2.62 | 2.67 | 2.70 | 2.84 | 2.92 | 2.97 | 3.03 | 3.04 |
| 70-74 | 2.19 | 2.53 | 2.67 | 2.57 | 2.47 | 2.47 | 2.41 | 2.33 | 2.42 | 2.58 | 2.61 | 2.59 | 2.75 | 2.60 | 2.38 | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.21 | 2.33 | 2.35 | 2.32 | 2.38 | 2.44 | 2.46 | 2.47 | 2.59 | 2.68 | 2.74 | 2.75 | 2.82 | 2.78 | 2.76 | 2.77 | 2.83 | 2.86 |
| 75-79 | 0.74 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 1.34 | 1.90 | 2.18 | 2.38 | 2.30 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.28 | 2.27 | 2.16 | 2.21 | 2.38 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.49 | 2.32 | 2.18 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.11 | 2.19 | 2.21 | 2.18 | 2.24 | 2.27 | 2.29 | 2.31 | 2.40 | 2.49 | 2.52 | 2.53 | 2.57 |
| 80-84 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.74 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.81 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.97 |
| 85+ | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.48 | 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.81 |
| Total | 44.46 | 46.93 | 48.50 | 49.63 | 51.64 | 52.14 | 52.73 | 53.19 | 53.66 | 54.13 | 54.60 | 55.07 | 55.54 | 56.01 | 56.48 | 56.95 | 57.42 | 57.88 | 58.35 | 58.82 | 59.29 | 59.76 | 60.23 | 60.70 | 61.17 | 61.64 | 62.11 | 62.57 | 63.04 | 63.51 | 63.98 | 64.45 | 64.92 | 65.39 | 65.86 |