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 | 94.85 | 94.15 | 94.15 | 86.44 | 94.15 | 102.43 | 105.06 | 116.91 | 142.37 | 155.37 | 167.97 | 180.04 | 191.09 | 201.70 | 211.99 | 222.11 | 232.01 | 241.72 | 251.37 | 260.97 | 270.50 | 280.00 | 289.48 | 298.92 | 308.39 | 317.85 | 327.32 | 336.80 | 346.26 | 355.74 | 365.21 | 374.69 | 384.16 | 393.63 | 403.11 |
| 5-9 | 86.20 | 85.03 | 83.17 | 85.50 | 88.77 | 93.95 | 94.38 | 103.65 | 115.15 | 126.39 | 137.26 | 147.89 | 158.71 | 170.76 | 181.23 | 191.53 | 201.63 | 211.14 | 220.45 | 229.67 | 238.78 | 247.81 | 256.77 | 265.68 | 274.59 | 283.46 | 292.33 | 301.20 | 310.05 | 318.91 | 327.77 | 336.63 | 345.49 | 354.35 | 363.21 |
| 10-14 | 64.01 | 67.51 | 68.92 | 70.55 | 78.73 | 82.45 | 84.75 | 92.81 | 105.07 | 112.01 | 120.72 | 129.12 | 138.25 | 145.34 | 155.09 | 164.71 | 174.40 | 184.06 | 194.48 | 203.90 | 213.16 | 222.34 | 231.18 | 239.91 | 248.59 | 257.22 | 265.81 | 274.36 | 282.89 | 291.41 | 299.92 | 308.42 | 316.92 | 325.42 | 333.91 |
| 15-19 | 46.26 | 43.92 | 44.62 | 47.66 | 58.87 | 70.70 | 74.39 | 80.53 | 91.30 | 100.22 | 106.10 | 113.47 | 122.11 | 130.18 | 137.39 | 145.27 | 153.05 | 161.31 | 168.54 | 177.28 | 186.07 | 194.72 | 203.30 | 212.32 | 220.78 | 229.18 | 237.55 | 245.74 | 253.87 | 261.97 | 270.03 | 278.07 | 286.09 | 294.10 | 302.10 |
| 20-24 | 51.86 | 51.63 | 49.29 | 55.60 | 57.24 | 64.99 | 63.14 | 76.10 | 95.30 | 102.48 | 111.30 | 118.49 | 124.38 | 131.67 | 139.39 | 145.97 | 153.10 | 160.49 | 167.99 | 174.85 | 181.86 | 189.02 | 196.52 | 203.58 | 211.18 | 218.85 | 226.38 | 233.93 | 241.56 | 249.03 | 256.46 | 263.85 | 271.20 | 278.52 | 285.83 |
| 25-29 | 94.15 | 79.90 | 73.82 | 69.85 | 80.60 | 87.28 | 89.61 | 106.12 | 137.34 | 143.94 | 152.12 | 160.03 | 167.98 | 176.10 | 183.96 | 192.18 | 200.02 | 207.68 | 215.61 | 223.55 | 231.32 | 239.17 | 247.02 | 254.90 | 262.72 | 270.58 | 278.46 | 286.37 | 294.20 | 302.14 | 310.06 | 317.97 | 325.89 | 333.80 | 341.70 |
| 30-34 | 116.57 | 111.20 | 110.03 | 115.64 | 123.11 | 129.35 | 123.35 | 143.20 | 175.07 | 191.82 | 205.47 | 217.83 | 229.57 | 241.05 | 251.72 | 262.64 | 273.36 | 284.03 | 294.74 | 305.44 | 316.15 | 326.80 | 337.43 | 348.06 | 358.75 | 369.40 | 380.08 | 390.76 | 401.43 | 412.10 | 422.78 | 433.46 | 444.14 | 454.81 | 465.49 |
| 35-39 | 130.82 | 125.68 | 124.28 | 127.09 | 135.26 | 143.91 | 148.29 | 165.41 | 193.87 | 208.85 | 224.59 | 238.05 | 252.93 | 266.31 | 280.54 | 294.08 | 307.02 | 319.77 | 332.50 | 344.97 | 357.48 | 369.91 | 382.34 | 394.74 | 407.19 | 419.63 | 432.08 | 444.52 | 456.97 | 469.42 | 481.86 | 494.31 | 506.76 | 519.21 | 531.65 |
| 40-44 | 115.40 | 114.70 | 117.74 | 121.95 | 133.16 | 142.75 | 142.12 | 149.40 | 171.18 | 184.47 | 197.88 | 213.49 | 228.63 | 242.79 | 256.39 | 269.96 | 282.63 | 295.78 | 308.39 | 321.30 | 333.89 | 346.24 | 358.57 | 370.85 | 383.06 | 395.28 | 407.47 | 419.67 | 431.87 | 444.07 | 456.27 | 468.47 | 480.67 | 492.87 | 505.07 |
| 45-49 | 97.65 | 99.29 | 97.65 | 101.15 | 112.83 | 114.36 | 112.76 | 119.00 | 128.98 | 134.41 | 143.94 | 152.60 | 160.23 | 170.38 | 179.98 | 190.12 | 200.81 | 211.29 | 221.42 | 231.33 | 241.21 | 250.69 | 260.39 | 269.85 | 279.47 | 288.95 | 298.36 | 307.74 | 317.12 | 326.46 | 335.80 | 345.13 | 354.47 | 363.80 | 373.14 |
| 50-54 | 71.25 | 75.22 | 81.30 | 83.63 | 93.91 | 96.74 | 95.68 | 98.94 | 107.97 | 114.33 | 117.97 | 123.89 | 130.53 | 137.04 | 143.11 | 150.71 | 158.09 | 165.01 | 173.26 | 181.31 | 189.62 | 198.04 | 206.35 | 214.55 | 222.54 | 230.59 | 238.49 | 246.48 | 254.37 | 262.32 | 270.21 | 278.06 | 285.90 | 293.73 | 301.55 |
| 55-59 | 60.74 | 57.70 | 53.26 | 56.77 | 62.14 | 67.83 | 71.13 | 75.45 | 79.97 | 83.58 | 86.79 | 90.57 | 95.01 | 99.48 | 104.37 | 108.31 | 113.10 | 118.37 | 123.32 | 127.92 | 133.53 | 138.82 | 143.76 | 149.40 | 154.99 | 160.71 | 166.34 | 172.04 | 177.62 | 183.16 | 188.76 | 194.26 | 199.82 | 205.32 | 210.87 |
| 60-64 | 54.90 | 58.40 | 54.67 | 55.60 | 60.04 | 58.94 | 57.76 | 63.50 | 74.40 | 82.06 | 89.83 | 97.55 | 103.59 | 107.28 | 112.18 | 116.78 | 121.63 | 127.19 | 132.64 | 138.33 | 143.48 | 149.08 | 155.17 | 161.00 | 166.54 | 172.77 | 178.81 | 184.66 | 190.97 | 197.27 | 203.64 | 209.94 | 216.31 | 222.59 | 228.83 |
| 65-69 | 37.61 | 40.18 | 41.35 | 41.82 | 48.12 | 51.93 | 54.35 | 54.86 | 59.50 | 65.02 | 66.49 | 69.08 | 74.69 | 81.78 | 87.84 | 94.07 | 100.41 | 105.96 | 109.97 | 114.66 | 119.15 | 123.76 | 128.87 | 133.83 | 138.91 | 143.63 | 148.73 | 154.07 | 159.25 | 164.26 | 169.75 | 175.07 | 180.23 | 185.73 | 191.22 |
| 70-74 | 28.73 | 29.20 | 30.60 | 29.44 | 29.90 | 34.72 | 36.18 | 36.50 | 36.99 | 37.18 | 39.87 | 42.85 | 43.83 | 46.72 | 50.62 | 52.10 | 54.25 | 57.84 | 62.42 | 66.60 | 70.75 | 75.16 | 78.96 | 81.98 | 85.34 | 88.58 | 91.84 | 95.42 | 98.88 | 102.41 | 105.69 | 109.26 | 112.97 | 116.57 | 120.07 |
| 75-79 | 20.79 | 19.62 | 20.32 | 23.83 | 25.93 | 24.94 | 23.99 | 25.46 | 25.74 | 25.45 | 28.67 | 30.61 | 31.24 | 31.61 | 32.05 | 34.29 | 36.58 | 37.57 | 39.64 | 42.35 | 43.70 | 45.39 | 47.89 | 51.00 | 53.87 | 56.66 | 59.60 | 62.21 | 64.43 | 66.80 | 69.12 | 71.45 | 73.96 | 76.39 | 78.87 |
| 80-84 | 12.38 | 13.55 | 13.55 | 14.48 | 15.89 | 14.99 | 13.91 | 13.93 | 15.68 | 16.13 | 15.21 | 15.01 | 15.87 | 16.17 | 16.47 | 18.16 | 19.24 | 19.72 | 19.94 | 20.16 | 21.86 | 23.42 | 24.11 | 25.40 | 27.05 | 27.91 | 29.01 | 30.51 | 32.35 | 34.09 | 35.74 | 37.51 | 39.13 | 40.52 | 41.98 |
| 85+ | 10.98 | 10.51 | 11.91 | 11.21 | 13.08 | 13.44 | 13.58 | 13.55 | 13.77 | 14.41 | 14.43 | 14.54 | 14.95 | 15.73 | 16.29 | 16.05 | 16.24 | 17.09 | 17.85 | 18.45 | 19.02 | 19.65 | 20.40 | 21.02 | 21.53 | 22.73 | 23.79 | 24.46 | 25.36 | 26.38 | 27.36 | 28.38 | 29.32 | 30.55 | 31.80 |
| Total | 1195.16 | 1177.41 | 1170.63 | 1198.20 | 1311.73 | 1395.67 | 1404.44 | 1535.32 | 1769.63 | 1898.12 | 2026.61 | 2155.10 | 2283.60 | 2412.09 | 2540.58 | 2669.07 | 2797.56 | 2926.05 | 3054.54 | 3183.03 | 3311.52 | 3440.01 | 3568.50 | 3697.00 | 3825.49 | 3953.98 | 4082.47 | 4210.96 | 4339.45 | 4467.94 | 4596.43 | 4724.92 | 4853.41 | 4981.90 | 5110.39 |