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 | 143.07 | 112.79 | 106.65 | 110.43 | 106.75 | 102.72 | 99.82 | 102.06 | 103.10 | 104.75 | 105.05 | 105.27 | 105.55 | 105.87 | 106.20 | 106.50 | 106.75 | 107.03 | 107.32 | 107.62 | 107.94 | 108.27 | 108.61 | 108.93 | 109.24 | 109.54 | 109.85 | 110.16 | 110.48 | 110.81 | 111.13 | 111.46 | 111.79 | 112.11 | 112.43 |
| 5-9 | 183.57 | 175.05 | 165.13 | 152.97 | 151.51 | 150.58 | 151.41 | 147.61 | 144.18 | 137.46 | 134.66 | 132.74 | 133.17 | 133.44 | 134.28 | 134.67 | 135.00 | 135.35 | 135.70 | 136.09 | 136.49 | 136.92 | 137.35 | 137.76 | 138.15 | 138.54 | 138.94 | 139.34 | 139.74 | 140.15 | 140.57 | 140.98 | 141.40 | 141.81 | 142.22 |
| 10-14 | 204.98 | 212.87 | 216.12 | 218.37 | 209.94 | 205.91 | 215.93 | 216.41 | 217.03 | 223.87 | 228.58 | 228.82 | 227.38 | 225.84 | 222.59 | 221.37 | 220.59 | 221.21 | 221.69 | 222.56 | 223.21 | 223.88 | 224.55 | 225.21 | 225.87 | 226.53 | 227.18 | 227.84 | 228.50 | 229.17 | 229.84 | 230.52 | 231.20 | 231.87 | 232.55 |
| 15-19 | 163.69 | 162.99 | 177.18 | 190.41 | 205.14 | 209.73 | 206.09 | 210.97 | 215.45 | 214.66 | 215.04 | 219.95 | 220.37 | 221.72 | 226.21 | 228.84 | 229.11 | 228.13 | 227.21 | 225.64 | 225.27 | 225.28 | 225.95 | 226.58 | 227.35 | 228.01 | 228.67 | 229.34 | 230.01 | 230.68 | 231.36 | 232.04 | 232.72 | 233.39 | 234.07 |
| 20-24 | 142.93 | 135.44 | 140.94 | 142.06 | 149.17 | 151.15 | 143.95 | 139.51 | 138.30 | 139.61 | 139.02 | 137.31 | 139.51 | 141.14 | 140.74 | 140.70 | 142.39 | 142.96 | 143.73 | 145.25 | 145.95 | 146.14 | 145.91 | 145.85 | 145.66 | 145.84 | 146.11 | 146.54 | 146.96 | 147.41 | 147.84 | 148.28 | 148.71 | 149.15 | 149.58 |
| 25-29 | 114.50 | 96.12 | 94.52 | 109.19 | 123.68 | 121.21 | 114.08 | 106.97 | 102.09 | 99.02 | 97.71 | 97.03 | 96.80 | 96.80 | 97.01 | 96.87 | 96.71 | 97.41 | 97.92 | 98.10 | 98.26 | 98.76 | 99.15 | 99.51 | 99.95 | 100.22 | 100.47 | 100.64 | 100.87 | 101.11 | 101.39 | 101.68 | 101.99 | 102.28 | 102.58 |
| 30-34 | 135.74 | 121.50 | 116.34 | 120.02 | 122.71 | 115.23 | 113.87 | 116.30 | 117.36 | 116.81 | 115.52 | 115.00 | 114.74 | 114.85 | 115.02 | 115.22 | 115.41 | 115.64 | 115.92 | 116.25 | 116.59 | 116.97 | 117.36 | 117.73 | 118.04 | 118.36 | 118.71 | 119.05 | 119.42 | 119.78 | 120.13 | 120.49 | 120.84 | 121.18 | 121.52 |
| 35-39 | 151.99 | 139.50 | 140.15 | 138.35 | 139.28 | 141.56 | 145.43 | 145.35 | 146.21 | 146.17 | 144.78 | 144.40 | 144.69 | 144.96 | 145.37 | 145.65 | 145.95 | 146.26 | 146.61 | 147.01 | 147.45 | 147.91 | 148.36 | 148.81 | 149.23 | 149.65 | 150.08 | 150.51 | 150.95 | 151.40 | 151.85 | 152.30 | 152.75 | 153.19 | 153.63 |
| 40-44 | 190.33 | 189.24 | 189.63 | 188.74 | 177.65 | 177.21 | 184.11 | 191.57 | 195.80 | 199.35 | 200.67 | 201.86 | 202.11 | 202.80 | 203.38 | 203.40 | 203.69 | 204.18 | 204.66 | 205.24 | 205.81 | 206.44 | 207.05 | 207.65 | 208.25 | 208.84 | 209.44 | 210.04 | 210.66 | 211.27 | 211.90 | 212.52 | 213.15 | 213.77 | 214.39 |
| 45-49 | 217.26 | 217.48 | 211.11 | 213.70 | 217.50 | 218.06 | 227.89 | 234.85 | 239.98 | 239.28 | 242.94 | 245.60 | 249.03 | 251.32 | 253.68 | 254.58 | 255.63 | 256.23 | 257.03 | 257.78 | 258.25 | 258.89 | 259.65 | 260.38 | 261.14 | 261.88 | 262.64 | 263.39 | 264.15 | 264.92 | 265.69 | 266.47 | 267.26 | 268.04 | 268.82 |
| 50-54 | 235.85 | 234.49 | 230.58 | 232.39 | 230.96 | 231.24 | 235.88 | 239.45 | 244.87 | 255.42 | 259.78 | 265.99 | 270.70 | 273.94 | 273.46 | 275.86 | 277.86 | 280.32 | 282.09 | 283.89 | 284.78 | 285.86 | 286.65 | 287.55 | 288.40 | 289.07 | 289.83 | 290.65 | 291.47 | 292.33 | 293.18 | 294.04 | 294.90 | 295.75 | 296.61 |
| 55-59 | 231.68 | 227.76 | 223.73 | 221.24 | 224.56 | 231.50 | 233.15 | 235.95 | 235.46 | 232.95 | 233.33 | 235.77 | 237.91 | 241.08 | 247.43 | 249.83 | 253.54 | 256.81 | 259.24 | 259.13 | 260.77 | 262.10 | 263.86 | 265.24 | 266.58 | 267.40 | 268.31 | 269.04 | 269.86 | 270.66 | 271.34 | 272.10 | 272.88 | 273.67 | 274.46 |
| 60-64 | 199.86 | 198.28 | 200.77 | 214.24 | 219.30 | 220.01 | 208.23 | 200.98 | 199.76 | 201.55 | 206.92 | 207.90 | 209.26 | 208.75 | 207.13 | 207.40 | 208.81 | 210.06 | 212.33 | 216.98 | 219.13 | 221.77 | 223.79 | 225.22 | 225.34 | 226.56 | 227.64 | 228.94 | 229.97 | 230.96 | 231.66 | 232.40 | 233.04 | 233.73 | 234.41 |
| 65-69 | 166.52 | 157.49 | 161.99 | 170.59 | 176.35 | 171.85 | 174.51 | 173.53 | 173.12 | 168.94 | 164.75 | 158.25 | 154.46 | 153.98 | 155.36 | 158.64 | 159.41 | 159.89 | 159.52 | 158.86 | 159.34 | 160.21 | 160.93 | 162.30 | 165.04 | 166.48 | 168.01 | 169.11 | 169.93 | 170.16 | 171.00 | 171.76 | 172.59 | 173.27 | 173.93 |
| 70-74 | 143.36 | 139.27 | 136.58 | 135.89 | 143.31 | 144.68 | 136.03 | 131.10 | 129.18 | 129.18 | 125.58 | 127.33 | 125.83 | 125.01 | 122.62 | 120.92 | 118.34 | 117.16 | 117.38 | 117.88 | 118.94 | 118.88 | 118.92 | 118.91 | 118.98 | 119.53 | 120.08 | 120.71 | 121.65 | 123.07 | 123.64 | 124.30 | 124.87 | 125.49 | 125.85 |
| 75-79 | 74.70 | 82.61 | 99.81 | 112.79 | 120.71 | 127.33 | 127.63 | 122.64 | 116.12 | 114.79 | 112.06 | 107.15 | 104.75 | 104.16 | 104.15 | 101.83 | 102.62 | 101.78 | 101.61 | 100.55 | 99.97 | 98.55 | 98.04 | 98.06 | 98.11 | 98.67 | 99.01 | 99.23 | 99.25 | 99.37 | 99.79 | 100.25 | 100.68 | 101.23 | 102.01 |
| 80-84 | 43.77 | 45.45 | 49.91 | 52.53 | 58.43 | 66.62 | 75.03 | 85.34 | 92.47 | 94.42 | 98.25 | 98.52 | 94.94 | 90.48 | 89.54 | 87.78 | 84.86 | 83.76 | 83.83 | 84.01 | 82.64 | 83.29 | 82.68 | 82.53 | 81.77 | 81.33 | 80.38 | 80.10 | 80.15 | 80.20 | 80.58 | 80.81 | 80.91 | 80.95 | 81.11 |
| 85+ | 49.80 | 47.95 | 52.21 | 56.95 | 57.70 | 58.51 | 59.03 | 60.52 | 61.17 | 62.48 | 65.17 | 70.02 | 76.79 | 80.95 | 81.99 | 85.18 | 87.64 | 89.23 | 88.68 | 88.75 | 89.84 | 89.61 | 90.03 | 89.69 | 89.89 | 89.63 | 89.84 | 89.63 | 89.29 | 88.96 | 88.61 | 88.21 | 87.99 | 87.86 | 87.66 |
| Total | 2793.59 | 2696.27 | 2713.35 | 2780.86 | 2834.64 | 2845.12 | 2852.05 | 2861.13 | 2871.65 | 2880.73 | 2889.82 | 2898.90 | 2907.98 | 2917.07 | 2926.15 | 2935.24 | 2944.32 | 2953.40 | 2962.49 | 2971.57 | 2980.66 | 2989.74 | 2998.82 | 3007.91 | 3016.99 | 3026.08 | 3035.16 | 3044.24 | 3053.33 | 3062.41 | 3071.50 | 3080.58 | 3089.67 | 3098.75 | 3107.83 |