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 | 37.88 | 37.58 | 34.98 | 35.79 | 38.72 | 37.16 | 38.64 | 41.33 | 44.06 | 45.07 | 45.59 | 45.63 | 45.57 | 45.50 | 45.38 | 45.27 | 45.19 | 45.14 | 45.10 | 45.08 | 45.07 | 45.07 | 45.07 | 45.06 | 45.05 | 45.05 | 45.06 | 45.07 | 45.08 | 45.10 | 45.12 | 45.14 | 45.17 | 45.19 | 45.21 |
| 5-9 | 49.26 | 46.04 | 47.54 | 47.32 | 45.96 | 47.05 | 48.92 | 48.23 | 47.55 | 48.44 | 48.15 | 48.22 | 48.63 | 49.20 | 49.36 | 49.41 | 49.36 | 49.30 | 49.25 | 49.21 | 49.19 | 49.18 | 49.16 | 49.15 | 49.13 | 49.12 | 49.13 | 49.14 | 49.15 | 49.17 | 49.19 | 49.21 | 49.23 | 49.25 | 49.27 |
| 10-14 | 67.27 | 63.15 | 59.31 | 56.83 | 54.25 | 53.42 | 56.40 | 60.85 | 62.68 | 63.74 | 65.10 | 65.50 | 64.52 | 64.46 | 64.78 | 64.63 | 64.54 | 64.58 | 64.73 | 64.74 | 64.76 | 64.75 | 64.74 | 64.71 | 64.69 | 64.68 | 64.67 | 64.67 | 64.69 | 64.70 | 64.73 | 64.75 | 64.78 | 64.81 | 64.84 |
| 15-19 | 70.95 | 70.85 | 70.61 | 71.19 | 70.23 | 69.79 | 66.52 | 65.30 | 64.10 | 63.84 | 64.29 | 65.84 | 68.37 | 69.32 | 69.96 | 70.59 | 70.74 | 70.19 | 70.19 | 70.34 | 70.21 | 70.14 | 70.17 | 70.26 | 70.25 | 70.27 | 70.26 | 70.25 | 70.25 | 70.26 | 70.26 | 70.28 | 70.30 | 70.32 | 70.35 |
| 20-24 | 60.06 | 55.86 | 59.42 | 63.70 | 70.10 | 65.61 | 59.92 | 54.17 | 50.98 | 49.42 | 48.85 | 47.70 | 47.12 | 46.84 | 46.85 | 47.23 | 47.86 | 48.90 | 48.99 | 49.01 | 49.19 | 49.24 | 49.13 | 49.08 | 49.10 | 49.07 | 49.07 | 49.10 | 49.12 | 49.13 | 49.15 | 49.16 | 49.17 | 49.18 | 49.19 |
| 25-29 | 43.39 | 40.47 | 43.03 | 46.88 | 47.34 | 52.32 | 53.87 | 52.08 | 49.71 | 46.85 | 44.31 | 43.45 | 42.42 | 41.66 | 41.24 | 41.08 | 40.86 | 40.71 | 40.57 | 40.58 | 40.66 | 40.82 | 40.99 | 41.01 | 41.04 | 41.06 | 41.09 | 41.05 | 41.06 | 41.09 | 41.10 | 41.12 | 41.14 | 41.16 | 41.17 |
| 30-34 | 44.49 | 37.59 | 37.57 | 40.12 | 45.40 | 43.87 | 41.73 | 42.63 | 42.22 | 42.03 | 42.13 | 41.71 | 41.31 | 41.16 | 40.82 | 40.42 | 40.23 | 40.10 | 40.02 | 39.99 | 39.97 | 39.93 | 39.93 | 39.91 | 39.90 | 39.91 | 39.94 | 39.99 | 40.01 | 40.02 | 40.04 | 40.06 | 40.08 | 40.10 | 40.12 |
| 35-39 | 53.48 | 53.08 | 53.16 | 52.44 | 47.62 | 47.45 | 52.51 | 56.53 | 58.62 | 59.87 | 59.73 | 59.46 | 59.56 | 59.39 | 59.13 | 59.04 | 58.93 | 58.81 | 58.73 | 58.66 | 58.61 | 58.60 | 58.57 | 58.55 | 58.53 | 58.52 | 58.52 | 58.53 | 58.55 | 58.57 | 58.60 | 58.63 | 58.66 | 58.69 | 58.72 |
| 40-44 | 57.05 | 56.97 | 58.09 | 58.54 | 64.30 | 68.15 | 72.22 | 75.22 | 76.28 | 75.10 | 76.22 | 77.88 | 79.11 | 79.83 | 80.19 | 80.04 | 79.84 | 79.78 | 79.65 | 79.53 | 79.50 | 79.49 | 79.45 | 79.42 | 79.38 | 79.35 | 79.35 | 79.36 | 79.37 | 79.39 | 79.42 | 79.45 | 79.48 | 79.52 | 79.55 |
| 45-49 | 69.62 | 65.78 | 62.67 | 65.01 | 65.15 | 65.57 | 65.36 | 67.38 | 70.19 | 75.57 | 78.64 | 79.83 | 80.44 | 80.59 | 80.16 | 80.57 | 81.15 | 81.61 | 81.85 | 81.97 | 81.91 | 81.85 | 81.84 | 81.78 | 81.72 | 81.71 | 81.69 | 81.69 | 81.69 | 81.70 | 81.72 | 81.74 | 81.77 | 81.80 | 81.83 |
| 50-54 | 88.29 | 83.01 | 79.88 | 77.61 | 77.56 | 71.44 | 72.01 | 70.63 | 71.13 | 71.01 | 72.39 | 71.85 | 72.38 | 73.27 | 75.07 | 76.56 | 77.23 | 77.63 | 77.76 | 77.42 | 77.54 | 77.79 | 78.00 | 78.11 | 78.16 | 78.13 | 78.10 | 78.10 | 78.09 | 78.09 | 78.10 | 78.12 | 78.14 | 78.16 | 78.18 |
| 55-59 | 84.30 | 79.90 | 80.26 | 82.59 | 83.27 | 84.09 | 77.07 | 75.11 | 72.16 | 71.17 | 68.24 | 68.64 | 67.89 | 67.99 | 67.92 | 68.22 | 67.96 | 68.27 | 68.77 | 69.81 | 70.48 | 70.74 | 70.88 | 70.92 | 70.79 | 70.86 | 70.99 | 71.11 | 71.17 | 71.21 | 71.22 | 71.22 | 71.23 | 71.25 | 71.26 |
| 60-64 | 58.33 | 57.61 | 62.10 | 66.93 | 68.19 | 69.27 | 70.77 | 69.30 | 68.95 | 66.10 | 64.47 | 60.56 | 59.49 | 57.96 | 57.31 | 55.78 | 55.79 | 55.23 | 55.31 | 55.28 | 55.51 | 55.35 | 55.48 | 55.74 | 56.27 | 56.66 | 56.84 | 56.92 | 56.93 | 56.86 | 56.92 | 57.00 | 57.08 | 57.12 | 57.15 |
| 65-69 | 56.64 | 54.99 | 50.34 | 48.68 | 51.87 | 51.73 | 49.07 | 48.58 | 46.24 | 43.91 | 42.86 | 43.63 | 42.88 | 42.58 | 41.32 | 40.64 | 39.04 | 38.67 | 38.09 | 37.80 | 37.10 | 37.17 | 37.00 | 37.03 | 36.99 | 37.08 | 37.03 | 37.11 | 37.22 | 37.45 | 37.59 | 37.65 | 37.69 | 37.71 | 37.70 |
| 70-74 | 44.89 | 45.65 | 50.59 | 57.28 | 55.81 | 50.61 | 49.37 | 43.87 | 42.18 | 43.00 | 41.99 | 40.94 | 40.33 | 38.97 | 37.62 | 37.01 | 37.32 | 36.91 | 36.87 | 36.50 | 36.31 | 35.61 | 35.34 | 35.04 | 34.96 | 34.69 | 34.71 | 34.57 | 34.55 | 34.55 | 34.57 | 34.55 | 34.61 | 34.68 | 34.81 |
| 75-79 | 25.34 | 26.78 | 29.45 | 29.80 | 33.20 | 40.39 | 44.16 | 46.06 | 48.77 | 47.12 | 42.42 | 41.95 | 38.82 | 37.50 | 38.00 | 37.31 | 36.48 | 36.38 | 35.64 | 34.58 | 34.19 | 34.26 | 34.17 | 34.27 | 34.13 | 34.04 | 33.60 | 33.48 | 33.28 | 33.23 | 33.09 | 33.10 | 33.00 | 32.96 | 32.96 |
| 80-84 | 20.89 | 22.57 | 21.84 | 23.37 | 23.59 | 24.59 | 23.82 | 26.17 | 26.01 | 28.92 | 35.22 | 37.84 | 39.29 | 41.20 | 39.92 | 36.38 | 36.01 | 33.61 | 32.58 | 32.95 | 32.42 | 31.75 | 31.65 | 31.06 | 30.28 | 29.99 | 30.07 | 30.01 | 30.09 | 29.96 | 29.88 | 29.54 | 29.46 | 29.32 | 29.28 |
| 85+ | 18.85 | 19.74 | 22.24 | 24.53 | 25.40 | 27.46 | 29.98 | 32.83 | 35.99 | 38.27 | 40.41 | 41.95 | 46.00 | 48.30 | 52.27 | 58.70 | 61.94 | 66.21 | 69.53 | 71.74 | 74.14 | 76.60 | 78.33 | 80.40 | 82.71 | 84.45 | 86.13 | 87.66 | 89.07 | 90.48 | 91.83 | 93.38 | 94.72 | 96.06 | 97.25 |
| Total | 950.99 | 917.62 | 923.07 | 948.58 | 967.96 | 969.99 | 972.34 | 976.26 | 977.84 | 979.41 | 980.99 | 982.57 | 984.14 | 985.72 | 987.30 | 988.88 | 990.45 | 992.03 | 993.61 | 995.19 | 996.76 | 998.34 | 999.92 | 1001.50 | 1003.07 | 1004.65 | 1006.23 | 1007.81 | 1009.38 | 1010.96 | 1012.54 | 1014.12 | 1015.69 | 1017.27 | 1018.85 |