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 | 5.87 | 6.04 | 6.03 | 6.10 | 6.30 | 6.73 | 6.99 | 7.30 | 7.64 | 7.52 | 7.37 | 7.24 | 7.14 | 7.07 | 7.03 | 7.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 | 7.00 | 7.04 | 7.09 | 7.18 | 7.30 | 7.42 | 7.51 | 7.64 | 7.77 | 7.92 | 8.08 | 8.24 | 8.41 | 8.56 | 8.70 | 8.83 | 8.97 |
| 5-9 | 5.54 | 5.50 | 5.70 | 5.75 | 5.69 | 5.71 | 5.74 | 5.49 | 5.43 | 5.73 | 6.12 | 6.38 | 6.70 | 7.04 | 6.95 | 6.83 | 6.74 | 6.67 | 6.61 | 6.59 | 6.58 | 6.57 | 6.58 | 6.60 | 6.63 | 6.68 | 6.76 | 6.86 | 6.95 | 7.03 | 7.13 | 7.23 | 7.35 | 7.48 | 7.62 |
| 10-14 | 6.05 | 6.19 | 5.81 | 6.03 | 5.90 | 5.74 | 5.42 | 5.69 | 5.54 | 5.50 | 5.59 | 5.62 | 5.41 | 5.37 | 5.67 | 6.10 | 6.39 | 6.73 | 7.11 | 7.03 | 6.93 | 6.83 | 6.77 | 6.71 | 6.68 | 6.67 | 6.66 | 6.66 | 6.66 | 6.68 | 6.71 | 6.77 | 6.87 | 6.95 | 7.01 |
| 15-19 | 5.07 | 5.21 | 5.27 | 5.34 | 5.27 | 5.04 | 5.41 | 5.19 | 5.19 | 5.07 | 4.88 | 4.64 | 4.90 | 4.80 | 4.77 | 4.82 | 4.85 | 4.72 | 4.68 | 5.01 | 5.44 | 5.72 | 5.98 | 6.26 | 6.19 | 6.10 | 6.02 | 5.95 | 5.89 | 5.87 | 5.85 | 5.83 | 5.81 | 5.80 | 5.82 |
| 20-24 | 5.25 | 4.82 | 4.42 | 4.63 | 4.71 | 4.78 | 4.48 | 4.29 | 4.35 | 4.34 | 4.17 | 4.52 | 4.42 | 4.44 | 4.34 | 4.22 | 4.04 | 4.32 | 4.24 | 4.21 | 4.29 | 4.29 | 4.19 | 4.15 | 4.43 | 4.81 | 5.01 | 5.27 | 5.58 | 5.50 | 5.38 | 5.28 | 5.20 | 5.13 | 5.09 |
| 25-29 | 7.01 | 6.25 | 6.31 | 6.09 | 5.71 | 5.50 | 5.22 | 4.81 | 4.70 | 4.79 | 4.84 | 4.60 | 4.44 | 4.53 | 4.57 | 4.40 | 4.82 | 4.72 | 4.78 | 4.71 | 4.61 | 4.42 | 4.69 | 4.62 | 4.59 | 4.65 | 4.69 | 4.55 | 4.48 | 4.78 | 5.15 | 5.34 | 5.60 | 5.89 | 5.77 |
| 30-34 | 6.64 | 7.05 | 6.73 | 6.93 | 6.92 | 6.61 | 6.29 | 6.36 | 6.04 | 5.65 | 5.43 | 5.18 | 4.81 | 4.73 | 4.82 | 4.90 | 4.68 | 4.52 | 4.65 | 4.71 | 4.56 | 4.99 | 4.89 | 4.93 | 4.87 | 4.76 | 4.58 | 4.85 | 4.76 | 4.70 | 4.75 | 4.77 | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.84 |
| 35-39 | 5.93 | 5.67 | 6.04 | 6.30 | 6.43 | 6.75 | 7.21 | 7.11 | 7.18 | 7.20 | 6.91 | 6.60 | 6.68 | 6.39 | 5.99 | 5.77 | 5.52 | 5.15 | 5.08 | 5.17 | 5.27 | 5.05 | 4.89 | 5.02 | 5.10 | 4.95 | 5.39 | 5.28 | 5.30 | 5.22 | 5.11 | 4.91 | 5.17 | 5.07 | 4.99 |
| 40-44 | 5.11 | 5.46 | 5.45 | 5.57 | 5.33 | 5.37 | 5.34 | 5.68 | 5.89 | 6.07 | 6.36 | 6.81 | 6.69 | 6.80 | 6.86 | 6.56 | 6.28 | 6.39 | 6.10 | 5.76 | 5.56 | 5.36 | 4.98 | 4.91 | 5.02 | 5.10 | 4.90 | 4.73 | 4.85 | 4.89 | 4.70 | 5.13 | 4.99 | 5.03 | 4.95 |
| 45-49 | 5.54 | 5.29 | 5.04 | 4.87 | 4.91 | 4.84 | 5.02 | 4.95 | 4.85 | 4.72 | 4.88 | 4.90 | 5.27 | 5.40 | 5.54 | 5.85 | 6.26 | 6.18 | 6.28 | 6.29 | 6.02 | 5.76 | 5.91 | 5.66 | 5.34 | 5.17 | 4.92 | 4.61 | 4.53 | 4.66 | 4.74 | 4.49 | 4.34 | 4.41 | 4.45 |
| 50-54 | 5.88 | 5.83 | 5.70 | 5.70 | 5.83 | 5.43 | 5.00 | 4.85 | 4.60 | 4.53 | 4.51 | 4.68 | 4.63 | 4.57 | 4.45 | 4.58 | 4.59 | 4.92 | 5.10 | 5.27 | 5.54 | 5.93 | 5.86 | 5.96 | 6.00 | 5.74 | 5.51 | 5.59 | 5.35 | 5.03 | 4.86 | 4.64 | 4.32 | 4.26 | 4.34 |
| 55-59 | 7.09 | 6.89 | 6.51 | 6.22 | 5.94 | 6.04 | 5.76 | 5.73 | 5.60 | 5.71 | 5.31 | 4.91 | 4.76 | 4.53 | 4.49 | 4.46 | 4.65 | 4.62 | 4.54 | 4.43 | 4.58 | 4.57 | 4.88 | 5.09 | 5.24 | 5.51 | 5.90 | 5.85 | 5.93 | 5.94 | 5.71 | 5.46 | 5.53 | 5.29 | 4.96 |
| 60-64 | 7.72 | 7.91 | 7.72 | 7.75 | 7.39 | 6.86 | 6.94 | 6.63 | 6.35 | 6.03 | 6.09 | 5.85 | 5.82 | 5.74 | 5.87 | 5.48 | 5.06 | 4.92 | 4.68 | 4.61 | 4.60 | 4.81 | 4.76 | 4.72 | 4.59 | 4.72 | 4.73 | 5.06 | 5.27 | 5.43 | 5.68 | 6.07 | 5.98 | 6.07 | 6.09 |
| 65-69 | 6.43 | 6.80 | 7.08 | 6.90 | 6.99 | 7.33 | 7.38 | 7.22 | 7.31 | 7.00 | 6.47 | 6.53 | 6.25 | 6.00 | 5.75 | 5.84 | 5.60 | 5.57 | 5.45 | 5.57 | 5.18 | 4.77 | 4.65 | 4.45 | 4.45 | 4.43 | 4.61 | 4.56 | 4.46 | 4.38 | 4.52 | 4.51 | 4.82 | 4.96 | 5.10 |
| 70-74 | 4.98 | 5.31 | 5.28 | 5.73 | 5.89 | 6.07 | 6.23 | 6.45 | 6.28 | 6.38 | 6.79 | 6.83 | 6.69 | 6.75 | 6.45 | 5.99 | 6.09 | 5.82 | 5.63 | 5.35 | 5.42 | 5.19 | 5.16 | 5.05 | 5.16 | 4.82 | 4.45 | 4.35 | 4.18 | 4.12 | 4.09 | 4.28 | 4.21 | 4.15 | 4.07 |
| 75-79 | 3.60 | 3.88 | 4.09 | 4.28 | 4.61 | 4.72 | 4.71 | 4.80 | 5.24 | 5.49 | 5.70 | 5.89 | 6.10 | 5.93 | 6.01 | 6.40 | 6.42 | 6.28 | 6.35 | 6.10 | 5.69 | 5.77 | 5.53 | 5.31 | 5.03 | 5.10 | 4.90 | 4.87 | 4.81 | 4.91 | 4.58 | 4.21 | 4.11 | 3.90 | 3.84 |
| 80-84 | 2.21 | 2.57 | 2.81 | 2.74 | 2.76 | 3.03 | 3.36 | 3.75 | 4.04 | 4.32 | 4.39 | 4.38 | 4.51 | 4.96 | 5.22 | 5.43 | 5.56 | 5.76 | 5.66 | 5.80 | 6.12 | 6.17 | 6.06 | 6.10 | 5.87 | 5.49 | 5.52 | 5.27 | 5.05 | 4.78 | 4.83 | 4.66 | 4.65 | 4.53 | 4.60 |
| 85+ | 2.28 | 2.20 | 1.97 | 2.13 | 2.33 | 2.37 | 2.47 | 2.65 | 2.73 | 2.89 | 3.12 | 3.38 | 3.72 | 3.90 | 4.17 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.67 | 5.02 | 5.30 | 5.47 | 5.58 | 5.87 | 6.00 | 6.25 | 6.59 | 6.63 | 6.73 | 6.82 | 6.79 | 6.73 | 6.81 | 6.69 | 6.64 | 6.45 |
| Total | 98.20 | 98.88 | 97.96 | 99.07 | 98.90 | 98.92 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 | 98.95 |