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 | 130.09 | 119.45 | 112.44 | 110.55 | 113.48 | 115.95 | 118.77 | 122.45 | 128.64 | 129.48 | 120.00 | 118.82 | 118.08 | 118.44 | 119.02 | 119.63 | 120.48 | 121.30 | 122.07 | 122.78 | 123.42 | 124.01 | 124.55 | 125.07 | 125.60 | 126.14 | 126.68 | 127.23 | 127.78 | 128.34 | 128.91 | 129.48 | 130.06 | 130.63 | 131.21 |
| 5-9 | 124.57 | 129.68 | 135.10 | 133.77 | 127.33 | 125.77 | 123.61 | 121.16 | 122.86 | 126.36 | 121.72 | 122.22 | 123.41 | 124.06 | 123.91 | 123.72 | 123.74 | 123.85 | 124.43 | 125.08 | 125.66 | 126.33 | 126.97 | 127.58 | 128.17 | 128.76 | 129.34 | 129.91 | 130.47 | 131.04 | 131.62 | 132.20 | 132.78 | 133.37 | 133.96 |
| 10-14 | 103.21 | 108.63 | 112.28 | 114.05 | 121.07 | 122.30 | 128.59 | 131.76 | 131.37 | 129.58 | 124.84 | 122.41 | 121.13 | 120.38 | 121.24 | 121.72 | 122.18 | 123.12 | 123.96 | 124.17 | 124.37 | 124.65 | 124.97 | 125.51 | 126.06 | 126.60 | 127.22 | 127.82 | 128.41 | 129.00 | 129.58 | 130.16 | 130.74 | 131.31 | 131.89 |
| 15-19 | 88.17 | 84.52 | 89.78 | 94.44 | 99.41 | 103.59 | 105.60 | 107.73 | 112.82 | 117.27 | 114.20 | 118.06 | 119.61 | 118.10 | 116.06 | 115.44 | 114.40 | 113.82 | 113.65 | 114.42 | 115.16 | 115.86 | 116.66 | 117.18 | 117.50 | 117.76 | 118.11 | 118.48 | 118.98 | 119.53 | 120.06 | 120.62 | 121.18 | 121.73 | 122.29 |
| 20-24 | 87.61 | 80.13 | 78.38 | 85.10 | 85.98 | 85.63 | 84.94 | 84.57 | 88.83 | 87.99 | 81.83 | 83.33 | 83.37 | 85.23 | 86.91 | 87.32 | 88.62 | 89.07 | 88.58 | 88.09 | 88.11 | 88.23 | 88.39 | 88.78 | 89.37 | 89.98 | 90.45 | 90.91 | 91.23 | 91.53 | 91.85 | 92.20 | 92.57 | 92.98 | 93.41 |
| 25-29 | 108.53 | 100.19 | 89.37 | 91.42 | 96.53 | 98.13 | 101.71 | 103.69 | 109.19 | 109.28 | 94.52 | 95.76 | 97.49 | 99.04 | 100.06 | 101.42 | 101.90 | 102.30 | 103.07 | 103.76 | 104.20 | 104.67 | 105.05 | 105.29 | 105.62 | 106.05 | 106.52 | 106.98 | 107.48 | 107.99 | 108.51 | 109.00 | 109.49 | 109.96 | 110.43 |
| 30-34 | 153.44 | 137.51 | 129.45 | 130.19 | 135.30 | 128.62 | 130.70 | 130.61 | 137.63 | 137.84 | 120.10 | 121.77 | 123.81 | 125.68 | 126.79 | 127.79 | 128.68 | 129.53 | 130.32 | 131.01 | 131.67 | 132.19 | 132.68 | 133.23 | 133.80 | 134.38 | 134.98 | 135.57 | 136.15 | 136.75 | 137.35 | 137.96 | 138.58 | 139.20 | 139.82 |
| 35-39 | 183.32 | 173.09 | 181.01 | 176.19 | 172.72 | 166.37 | 162.19 | 162.73 | 171.40 | 173.81 | 159.87 | 158.77 | 157.46 | 158.26 | 159.42 | 160.53 | 161.71 | 162.90 | 164.06 | 164.98 | 165.83 | 166.57 | 167.28 | 167.96 | 168.67 | 169.39 | 170.13 | 170.87 | 171.62 | 172.38 | 173.14 | 173.91 | 174.69 | 175.47 | 176.24 |
| 40-44 | 152.77 | 155.84 | 160.66 | 168.68 | 176.59 | 181.35 | 180.01 | 179.25 | 174.90 | 171.60 | 159.75 | 158.29 | 158.49 | 159.26 | 159.14 | 159.33 | 159.61 | 159.76 | 160.60 | 161.48 | 162.33 | 163.19 | 164.04 | 164.87 | 165.62 | 166.36 | 167.10 | 167.82 | 168.55 | 169.29 | 170.03 | 170.78 | 171.54 | 172.30 | 173.06 |
| 45-49 | 150.91 | 149.27 | 145.20 | 142.99 | 148.97 | 152.65 | 160.68 | 164.68 | 174.00 | 177.72 | 172.00 | 170.05 | 169.20 | 165.24 | 163.70 | 162.56 | 162.39 | 162.93 | 163.94 | 164.37 | 164.89 | 165.39 | 165.80 | 166.54 | 167.29 | 168.06 | 168.85 | 169.65 | 170.46 | 171.23 | 172.00 | 172.76 | 173.52 | 174.29 | 175.06 |
| 50-54 | 132.62 | 144.91 | 154.85 | 159.22 | 158.47 | 158.16 | 154.90 | 153.70 | 155.77 | 161.33 | 159.09 | 162.35 | 164.19 | 167.21 | 168.53 | 169.30 | 168.71 | 168.63 | 166.86 | 166.38 | 166.09 | 166.27 | 166.84 | 167.66 | 168.18 | 168.79 | 169.41 | 169.97 | 170.73 | 171.50 | 172.28 | 173.07 | 173.87 | 174.68 | 175.46 |
| 55-59 | 122.67 | 116.54 | 112.02 | 113.34 | 118.90 | 125.73 | 137.70 | 142.39 | 144.37 | 141.40 | 137.05 | 134.43 | 132.82 | 132.12 | 135.09 | 136.64 | 138.58 | 139.85 | 141.70 | 142.67 | 143.35 | 143.20 | 143.43 | 142.70 | 142.69 | 142.70 | 142.98 | 143.44 | 144.13 | 144.64 | 145.22 | 145.80 | 146.34 | 147.00 | 147.66 |
| 60-64 | 114.96 | 116.84 | 118.30 | 118.14 | 119.61 | 119.80 | 115.44 | 114.14 | 118.75 | 122.13 | 124.70 | 132.68 | 135.72 | 136.37 | 133.75 | 132.82 | 131.11 | 130.09 | 129.89 | 132.05 | 133.25 | 134.75 | 135.87 | 137.32 | 138.15 | 138.78 | 138.86 | 139.23 | 138.91 | 139.03 | 139.17 | 139.52 | 140.02 | 140.70 | 141.23 |
| 65-69 | 100.20 | 99.77 | 101.21 | 101.95 | 103.12 | 103.56 | 105.23 | 108.63 | 111.37 | 112.71 | 110.06 | 106.81 | 106.50 | 108.93 | 110.82 | 114.19 | 119.73 | 122.04 | 122.93 | 121.20 | 120.53 | 119.42 | 118.97 | 118.98 | 120.69 | 121.66 | 122.84 | 123.70 | 124.76 | 125.47 | 126.04 | 126.21 | 126.55 | 126.44 | 126.67 |
| 70-74 | 95.37 | 97.86 | 94.80 | 92.43 | 91.70 | 92.85 | 93.58 | 95.76 | 95.34 | 96.94 | 96.21 | 96.73 | 98.09 | 99.43 | 100.00 | 99.76 | 97.80 | 97.77 | 99.14 | 100.33 | 102.95 | 107.13 | 108.89 | 109.85 | 108.81 | 108.51 | 107.79 | 107.55 | 107.65 | 108.99 | 109.71 | 110.61 | 111.34 | 112.16 | 112.76 |
| 75-79 | 72.23 | 73.85 | 76.19 | 80.01 | 83.81 | 84.24 | 87.21 | 85.14 | 86.81 | 86.16 | 86.61 | 86.73 | 88.42 | 87.31 | 88.12 | 88.75 | 89.35 | 90.32 | 91.59 | 92.10 | 91.98 | 90.55 | 90.57 | 91.56 | 92.45 | 94.58 | 98.02 | 99.50 | 100.44 | 99.73 | 99.57 | 99.02 | 98.88 | 99.00 | 100.15 |
| 80-84 | 52.31 | 53.34 | 55.08 | 57.28 | 58.76 | 60.85 | 61.61 | 65.28 | 67.93 | 70.80 | 70.80 | 73.20 | 71.84 | 72.99 | 72.67 | 73.09 | 73.12 | 74.32 | 73.47 | 74.25 | 74.79 | 75.56 | 76.27 | 77.22 | 77.74 | 77.53 | 76.28 | 76.51 | 77.23 | 78.02 | 79.84 | 82.59 | 83.74 | 84.58 | 83.97 |
| 85+ | 56.26 | 55.24 | 61.24 | 62.70 | 69.26 | 73.80 | 76.65 | 79.35 | 81.20 | 84.48 | 87.89 | 90.10 | 94.14 | 97.00 | 101.10 | 103.57 | 106.73 | 108.50 | 111.13 | 113.53 | 115.35 | 117.21 | 119.23 | 120.41 | 122.56 | 124.20 | 125.94 | 127.63 | 129.04 | 130.84 | 131.68 | 131.94 | 133.20 | 134.57 | 136.36 |
| Total | 2029.23 | 1996.66 | 2007.36 | 2032.46 | 2081.01 | 2099.37 | 2129.10 | 2153.04 | 2213.17 | 2236.88 | 2141.25 | 2152.52 | 2163.79 | 2175.05 | 2186.32 | 2197.58 | 2208.85 | 2220.12 | 2231.38 | 2242.65 | 2253.91 | 2265.18 | 2276.44 | 2287.71 | 2298.98 | 2310.24 | 2321.51 | 2332.77 | 2344.04 | 2355.31 | 2366.57 | 2377.84 | 2389.10 | 2400.37 | 2411.63 |