Population density is the number of residents per square kilometre of land. Place Forecast works it out 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 population is projected using the cohort-component method. Only the population changes over time. The land area stays fixed.
A few things matter when you read density:
| 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 | 4.56 | 7.50 | 11.79 | 18.25 | 29.02 | 36.83 | 39.63 | 42.66 | 46.58 | 50.06 | 57.77 | 65.78 | 74.00 | 81.71 | 89.56 | 96.63 | 103.12 | 107.95 | 112.85 | 117.54 | 121.72 | 124.77 | 126.41 | 125.90 | 124.29 | 121.91 | 119.21 | 116.73 | 114.28 | 112.37 | 110.89 | 109.83 | 109.08 | 108.71 | 108.59 |
| 5-9 | 2.42 | 5.20 | 7.84 | 10.69 | 15.40 | 24.55 | 29.71 | 39.63 | 52.23 | 65.69 | 74.46 | 82.87 | 89.53 | 95.08 | 99.97 | 108.58 | 116.97 | 123.86 | 130.46 | 136.49 | 141.73 | 145.96 | 148.52 | 149.08 | 148.35 | 146.41 | 143.47 | 140.20 | 136.27 | 132.49 | 128.92 | 125.72 | 123.00 | 120.81 | 119.06 |
| 10-14 | 1.62 | 3.25 | 4.13 | 5.63 | 9.86 | 15.39 | 19.94 | 25.95 | 33.55 | 41.86 | 50.97 | 60.42 | 73.16 | 86.99 | 101.41 | 110.90 | 119.65 | 125.45 | 130.27 | 133.89 | 141.17 | 147.82 | 153.23 | 156.88 | 159.12 | 160.04 | 159.91 | 158.76 | 156.78 | 154.36 | 151.50 | 148.17 | 144.66 | 140.94 | 137.27 |
| 15-19 | 1.16 | 2.02 | 2.57 | 3.52 | 5.42 | 10.05 | 12.79 | 16.60 | 20.59 | 27.01 | 32.79 | 39.66 | 46.99 | 54.91 | 63.41 | 72.47 | 81.62 | 93.04 | 105.68 | 118.54 | 126.44 | 133.24 | 137.50 | 140.13 | 141.11 | 145.15 | 148.71 | 151.57 | 153.45 | 154.56 | 154.87 | 154.54 | 153.32 | 151.55 | 149.30 |
| 20-24 | 2.76 | 4.41 | 4.23 | 4.96 | 5.94 | 15.30 | 17.59 | 22.74 | 29.60 | 35.54 | 41.49 | 47.37 | 53.43 | 58.32 | 65.53 | 71.28 | 77.55 | 82.81 | 89.25 | 96.05 | 103.20 | 109.86 | 118.02 | 125.53 | 133.01 | 136.05 | 138.64 | 139.65 | 139.71 | 139.15 | 142.38 | 145.60 | 148.34 | 150.37 | 151.60 |
| 25-29 | 5.66 | 8.54 | 10.47 | 12.34 | 16.23 | 25.12 | 29.19 | 36.06 | 47.18 | 58.26 | 69.19 | 78.75 | 88.79 | 97.88 | 105.76 | 112.86 | 119.07 | 122.99 | 126.21 | 131.06 | 134.40 | 137.41 | 139.15 | 139.06 | 138.03 | 136.68 | 135.25 | 136.89 | 139.85 | 144.45 | 145.99 | 147.99 | 148.71 | 149.12 | 148.77 |
| 30-34 | 7.84 | 11.66 | 14.70 | 17.91 | 24.55 | 39.34 | 46.07 | 56.21 | 68.27 | 81.22 | 92.46 | 105.04 | 117.72 | 131.58 | 145.04 | 157.29 | 167.14 | 174.34 | 181.23 | 186.27 | 190.52 | 192.71 | 192.03 | 186.92 | 181.89 | 174.74 | 167.94 | 161.90 | 156.36 | 151.92 | 148.83 | 146.76 | 148.10 | 151.48 | 156.32 |
| 35-39 | 5.05 | 8.70 | 13.47 | 18.28 | 26.33 | 38.38 | 43.93 | 52.69 | 64.43 | 77.74 | 92.88 | 108.07 | 123.36 | 137.48 | 152.03 | 164.40 | 177.34 | 187.83 | 199.70 | 210.01 | 219.16 | 225.24 | 229.09 | 229.63 | 226.59 | 221.62 | 214.80 | 206.61 | 196.51 | 188.24 | 179.49 | 172.16 | 165.91 | 160.99 | 156.98 |
| 40-44 | 1.96 | 3.92 | 6.22 | 8.79 | 15.61 | 21.17 | 28.32 | 37.20 | 46.38 | 56.08 | 67.84 | 78.47 | 90.41 | 103.37 | 117.50 | 133.18 | 148.46 | 162.62 | 175.68 | 188.38 | 198.88 | 209.59 | 218.27 | 226.61 | 232.41 | 236.33 | 237.09 | 236.41 | 233.87 | 228.91 | 222.99 | 215.80 | 207.49 | 197.87 | 189.92 |
| 45-49 | 1.04 | 1.99 | 2.51 | 3.52 | 6.12 | 11.58 | 14.13 | 18.77 | 24.35 | 30.89 | 36.45 | 45.05 | 54.71 | 64.02 | 72.61 | 82.90 | 92.54 | 102.84 | 113.88 | 125.41 | 138.18 | 150.67 | 162.34 | 170.93 | 179.26 | 185.59 | 192.84 | 198.73 | 204.35 | 207.85 | 210.75 | 211.49 | 210.63 | 208.26 | 203.76 |
| 50-54 | 1.01 | 1.99 | 2.60 | 3.15 | 4.13 | 7.82 | 10.19 | 12.57 | 16.18 | 20.02 | 24.59 | 28.39 | 33.20 | 38.06 | 43.68 | 48.15 | 54.71 | 61.31 | 67.49 | 73.85 | 81.29 | 87.84 | 93.89 | 100.52 | 106.89 | 114.49 | 121.73 | 128.98 | 135.08 | 141.27 | 146.18 | 151.31 | 156.10 | 161.16 | 164.90 |
| 55-59 | 0.70 | 1.65 | 1.78 | 2.42 | 3.43 | 6.57 | 8.07 | 11.34 | 14.72 | 18.18 | 21.88 | 26.45 | 30.22 | 34.39 | 38.67 | 43.50 | 47.41 | 51.63 | 55.97 | 60.73 | 64.41 | 69.91 | 75.58 | 80.05 | 84.24 | 89.14 | 93.24 | 97.15 | 102.32 | 107.68 | 114.64 | 121.56 | 128.58 | 134.71 | 140.87 |
| 60-64 | 0.89 | 1.65 | 1.81 | 2.02 | 3.37 | 4.48 | 5.41 | 6.58 | 8.84 | 11.29 | 14.19 | 16.91 | 20.44 | 23.73 | 27.05 | 30.66 | 34.76 | 37.53 | 40.94 | 44.36 | 48.24 | 51.34 | 54.62 | 57.51 | 60.53 | 62.65 | 66.48 | 70.59 | 74.07 | 77.51 | 81.61 | 85.43 | 89.08 | 94.19 | 99.13 |
| 65-69 | 0.61 | 1.38 | 1.29 | 1.47 | 2.17 | 4.12 | 5.14 | 6.17 | 6.80 | 8.58 | 9.13 | 10.32 | 11.36 | 12.56 | 13.97 | 15.19 | 16.19 | 17.62 | 18.67 | 19.75 | 20.88 | 22.14 | 22.79 | 23.56 | 24.22 | 25.08 | 25.43 | 26.31 | 27.32 | 29.06 | 30.05 | 32.16 | 34.67 | 36.42 | 38.58 |
| 70-74 | 0.18 | 0.40 | 0.61 | 1.10 | 1.87 | 3.29 | 4.00 | 4.44 | 5.56 | 6.60 | 8.25 | 9.95 | 11.30 | 12.12 | 13.77 | 14.42 | 15.42 | 16.10 | 16.97 | 17.77 | 18.55 | 19.09 | 19.79 | 20.11 | 20.25 | 20.40 | 20.59 | 20.42 | 20.43 | 20.47 | 20.85 | 21.06 | 21.67 | 22.39 | 23.50 |
| 75-79 | 0.12 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.46 | 0.95 | 1.17 | 1.03 | 2.07 | 3.01 | 3.77 | 4.82 | 5.79 | 6.52 | 7.56 | 8.51 | 10.12 | 11.53 | 12.55 | 13.28 | 14.52 | 14.95 | 15.61 | 16.06 | 16.59 | 17.02 | 17.35 | 17.43 | 17.71 | 17.79 | 17.79 | 17.87 | 18.04 | 17.88 | 18.00 | 18.19 |
| 80-84 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 1.24 | 1.69 | 2.27 | 3.11 | 3.69 | 4.14 | 4.31 | 5.44 | 6.35 | 7.15 | 8.07 | 8.98 | 9.52 | 10.22 | 11.00 | 12.36 | 13.49 | 14.15 | 14.45 | 15.07 | 14.99 | 15.16 | 15.27 | 15.55 | 15.83 | 16.13 | 16.22 | 16.53 | 16.66 | 16.71 |
| 85+ | 0.09 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 1.79 | 1.60 | 2.05 | 2.64 | 3.15 | 3.53 | 4.00 | 4.35 | 4.79 | 5.06 | 5.10 | 5.11 | 5.40 | 5.81 | 5.89 | 5.86 | 5.81 | 5.94 | 5.77 | 5.54 | 5.59 | 5.54 | 5.59 | 5.47 | 5.57 | 5.52 | 5.63 | 5.72 | 5.83 | 6.04 |
| Total | 37.75 | 64.91 | 86.61 | 115.12 | 171.33 | 268.20 | 318.42 | 396.02 | 494.02 | 599.60 | 706.85 | 817.57 | 934.93 | 1050.89 | 1170.70 | 1285.72 | 1397.58 | 1495.41 | 1594.55 | 1691.50 | 1781.93 | 1862.50 | 1927.37 | 1969.22 | 1997.81 | 2014.21 | 2023.45 | 2029.47 | 2029.47 | 2029.47 | 2029.47 | 2029.47 | 2029.47 | 2029.47 | 2029.47 |