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 | 204.77 | 210.20 | 200.12 | 192.92 | 182.50 | 179.84 | 185.39 | 190.40 | 196.80 | 200.56 | 202.21 | 203.21 | 204.11 | 204.95 | 205.67 | 206.41 | 207.20 | 208.05 | 208.96 | 209.92 | 210.95 | 212.02 | 213.09 | 214.18 | 215.28 | 216.40 | 217.55 | 218.70 | 219.85 | 221.01 | 222.18 | 223.35 | 224.51 | 225.68 | 226.84 |
| 5-9 | 197.58 | 189.71 | 188.92 | 187.44 | 186.25 | 190.70 | 191.74 | 184.55 | 182.37 | 181.23 | 181.91 | 184.37 | 186.50 | 189.42 | 191.36 | 192.51 | 193.38 | 194.24 | 195.09 | 195.95 | 196.83 | 197.75 | 198.69 | 199.66 | 200.65 | 201.67 | 202.72 | 203.77 | 204.83 | 205.90 | 206.99 | 208.07 | 209.16 | 210.25 | 211.34 |
| 10-14 | 173.27 | 177.58 | 180.65 | 179.34 | 178.30 | 171.70 | 167.19 | 171.10 | 169.43 | 169.80 | 170.98 | 171.83 | 168.44 | 167.67 | 167.27 | 167.73 | 169.07 | 170.37 | 172.14 | 173.50 | 174.47 | 175.33 | 176.17 | 177.02 | 177.87 | 178.74 | 179.62 | 180.52 | 181.44 | 182.37 | 183.32 | 184.27 | 185.23 | 186.19 | 187.15 |
| 15-19 | 131.07 | 132.10 | 139.66 | 154.21 | 157.91 | 161.85 | 156.54 | 153.73 | 149.04 | 147.21 | 142.84 | 140.46 | 142.83 | 142.36 | 142.93 | 143.41 | 143.84 | 142.67 | 142.46 | 142.55 | 143.15 | 144.19 | 145.21 | 146.40 | 147.36 | 148.16 | 148.91 | 149.66 | 150.41 | 151.17 | 151.93 | 152.70 | 153.48 | 154.26 | 155.06 |
| 20-24 | 134.97 | 116.17 | 117.96 | 139.37 | 142.79 | 137.69 | 131.26 | 125.78 | 124.41 | 121.14 | 121.83 | 120.19 | 119.43 | 118.59 | 118.15 | 117.83 | 117.44 | 119.03 | 119.07 | 119.63 | 120.18 | 120.50 | 120.84 | 121.19 | 121.80 | 122.56 | 123.36 | 124.12 | 124.84 | 125.52 | 126.18 | 126.83 | 127.48 | 128.13 | 128.78 |
| 25-29 | 156.94 | 134.98 | 130.53 | 143.90 | 149.76 | 143.32 | 140.88 | 138.64 | 138.16 | 137.01 | 136.25 | 136.13 | 136.30 | 136.71 | 136.97 | 137.55 | 138.00 | 138.60 | 139.24 | 139.90 | 140.59 | 141.30 | 142.11 | 142.80 | 143.53 | 144.29 | 145.05 | 145.80 | 146.55 | 147.31 | 148.10 | 148.87 | 149.64 | 150.41 | 151.18 |
| 30-34 | 220.16 | 196.82 | 184.90 | 181.71 | 173.92 | 179.62 | 188.14 | 196.42 | 199.98 | 201.11 | 200.81 | 201.36 | 201.78 | 202.37 | 202.92 | 203.65 | 204.47 | 205.38 | 206.36 | 207.37 | 208.46 | 209.57 | 210.65 | 211.74 | 212.83 | 213.95 | 215.09 | 216.23 | 217.37 | 218.52 | 219.67 | 220.81 | 221.96 | 223.10 | 224.24 |
| 35-39 | 256.30 | 241.92 | 246.40 | 249.49 | 245.91 | 236.43 | 229.94 | 227.54 | 228.60 | 231.39 | 235.12 | 237.11 | 239.35 | 240.68 | 241.59 | 242.27 | 243.24 | 244.22 | 245.30 | 246.43 | 247.65 | 248.92 | 250.19 | 251.48 | 252.77 | 254.10 | 255.44 | 256.79 | 258.15 | 259.51 | 260.88 | 262.24 | 263.61 | 264.97 | 266.33 |
| 40-44 | 233.46 | 235.40 | 237.38 | 245.80 | 245.75 | 247.81 | 255.91 | 259.78 | 261.91 | 262.76 | 260.49 | 258.09 | 257.37 | 257.84 | 259.20 | 261.15 | 262.61 | 264.28 | 265.63 | 266.85 | 268.00 | 269.32 | 270.62 | 271.97 | 273.33 | 274.73 | 276.17 | 277.61 | 279.07 | 280.53 | 282.01 | 283.49 | 284.97 | 286.45 | 287.94 |
| 45-49 | 223.26 | 223.21 | 224.73 | 222.92 | 216.07 | 229.30 | 234.03 | 238.26 | 243.19 | 246.00 | 246.79 | 250.62 | 252.65 | 253.98 | 255.16 | 254.58 | 253.69 | 253.80 | 254.51 | 255.78 | 257.41 | 258.81 | 260.34 | 261.69 | 262.99 | 264.23 | 265.57 | 266.91 | 268.28 | 269.66 | 271.06 | 272.47 | 273.90 | 275.32 | 276.76 |
| 50-54 | 172.83 | 180.42 | 187.38 | 202.36 | 200.98 | 209.58 | 208.47 | 207.15 | 205.77 | 206.53 | 215.47 | 218.78 | 220.99 | 223.88 | 225.69 | 226.68 | 229.65 | 231.17 | 232.22 | 233.17 | 233.17 | 233.07 | 233.59 | 234.46 | 235.68 | 237.11 | 238.39 | 239.74 | 241.00 | 242.21 | 243.40 | 244.65 | 245.90 | 247.16 | 248.43 |
| 55-59 | 169.48 | 161.44 | 153.04 | 154.59 | 162.61 | 158.61 | 170.50 | 180.47 | 190.32 | 192.90 | 197.56 | 196.86 | 196.46 | 195.99 | 196.75 | 202.10 | 204.01 | 205.93 | 208.18 | 209.73 | 210.73 | 212.67 | 213.96 | 214.99 | 215.98 | 216.38 | 216.73 | 217.45 | 218.39 | 219.53 | 220.79 | 221.97 | 223.19 | 224.35 | 225.49 |
| 60-64 | 132.70 | 137.21 | 141.63 | 145.31 | 143.37 | 146.51 | 142.37 | 141.55 | 140.50 | 144.87 | 141.45 | 148.41 | 154.71 | 160.65 | 162.73 | 166.37 | 166.19 | 165.93 | 165.71 | 166.20 | 169.44 | 170.66 | 172.17 | 173.89 | 175.12 | 175.88 | 177.14 | 178.13 | 179.11 | 180.04 | 180.62 | 181.08 | 181.77 | 182.58 | 183.52 |
| 65-69 | 92.62 | 96.55 | 99.16 | 107.80 | 111.45 | 115.53 | 122.05 | 125.44 | 128.26 | 127.76 | 129.84 | 127.82 | 127.04 | 126.29 | 129.02 | 126.73 | 131.55 | 135.84 | 139.97 | 141.44 | 144.02 | 144.20 | 144.01 | 143.82 | 144.20 | 146.47 | 147.60 | 148.79 | 149.96 | 150.87 | 151.49 | 152.54 | 153.42 | 154.28 | 155.11 |
| 70-74 | 70.37 | 67.89 | 69.17 | 71.97 | 76.20 | 81.74 | 82.64 | 83.52 | 85.68 | 87.40 | 88.77 | 92.89 | 95.09 | 96.70 | 96.33 | 97.59 | 96.25 | 95.74 | 95.43 | 97.27 | 95.97 | 99.12 | 102.04 | 104.73 | 105.78 | 107.35 | 107.49 | 107.51 | 107.54 | 107.91 | 109.44 | 110.27 | 111.08 | 111.92 | 112.59 |
| 75-79 | 43.85 | 46.82 | 52.89 | 57.28 | 57.09 | 56.59 | 55.14 | 56.58 | 57.16 | 60.01 | 62.28 | 63.16 | 64.30 | 65.93 | 66.74 | 67.46 | 69.73 | 70.76 | 71.66 | 71.41 | 72.02 | 70.94 | 70.56 | 70.33 | 71.50 | 70.92 | 73.02 | 74.70 | 76.40 | 76.99 | 77.97 | 78.13 | 78.21 | 78.32 | 78.67 |
| 80-84 | 39.74 | 37.51 | 34.36 | 32.51 | 34.54 | 34.12 | 35.22 | 36.19 | 37.27 | 37.72 | 37.70 | 36.99 | 37.84 | 38.09 | 40.12 | 41.54 | 42.20 | 43.06 | 44.00 | 44.38 | 44.70 | 46.01 | 46.53 | 46.94 | 46.70 | 46.90 | 46.12 | 45.98 | 45.84 | 46.67 | 46.36 | 47.65 | 48.64 | 49.66 | 49.99 |
| 85+ | 53.11 | 53.19 | 52.26 | 48.69 | 47.17 | 49.09 | 49.88 | 49.14 | 48.44 | 48.98 | 49.20 | 50.29 | 50.45 | 50.66 | 51.24 | 51.33 | 51.50 | 52.02 | 52.26 | 53.77 | 54.59 | 55.04 | 55.75 | 56.31 | 57.31 | 57.92 | 58.87 | 59.51 | 60.00 | 60.39 | 60.80 | 60.89 | 61.21 | 61.41 | 62.12 |
| Total | 2706.51 | 2639.10 | 2641.17 | 2717.60 | 2712.56 | 2730.03 | 2747.29 | 2766.24 | 2787.31 | 2804.40 | 2821.48 | 2838.57 | 2855.65 | 2872.74 | 2889.83 | 2906.91 | 2924.00 | 2941.08 | 2958.17 | 2975.26 | 2992.34 | 3009.43 | 3026.51 | 3043.60 | 3060.68 | 3077.77 | 3094.86 | 3111.94 | 3129.03 | 3146.11 | 3163.20 | 3180.28 | 3197.37 | 3214.46 | 3231.54 |