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 | 61.63 | 56.33 | 53.81 | 55.03 | 53.17 | 54.70 | 56.78 | 58.51 | 60.22 | 62.24 | 63.49 | 65.70 | 68.24 | 71.22 | 73.75 | 75.87 | 77.75 | 80.09 | 83.51 | 87.08 | 91.52 | 96.92 | 102.73 | 108.62 | 113.98 | 119.23 | 124.06 | 128.69 | 133.19 | 137.34 | 141.37 | 145.40 | 143.92 | 142.23 | 140.47 |
| 5-9 | 65.32 | 62.48 | 59.89 | 57.11 | 56.77 | 56.15 | 54.54 | 54.00 | 55.26 | 55.68 | 57.08 | 59.32 | 61.67 | 64.15 | 66.57 | 68.52 | 70.41 | 72.64 | 75.55 | 78.60 | 82.19 | 86.43 | 91.09 | 95.98 | 100.70 | 105.51 | 110.22 | 114.86 | 119.43 | 123.74 | 127.92 | 132.01 | 132.72 | 132.97 | 132.84 |
| 10-14 | 55.81 | 55.10 | 56.15 | 57.59 | 58.05 | 56.76 | 56.56 | 55.33 | 54.10 | 54.17 | 54.50 | 54.84 | 55.89 | 57.97 | 59.41 | 61.21 | 63.01 | 65.04 | 67.61 | 70.44 | 73.66 | 77.48 | 81.59 | 85.85 | 89.91 | 93.97 | 97.88 | 101.81 | 105.79 | 109.63 | 113.47 | 117.34 | 118.26 | 118.86 | 119.14 |
| 15-19 | 47.01 | 45.62 | 45.88 | 49.40 | 51.48 | 52.39 | 52.74 | 54.42 | 55.17 | 55.65 | 55.52 | 56.51 | 57.15 | 57.94 | 59.05 | 60.21 | 61.07 | 62.55 | 65.04 | 67.35 | 70.49 | 74.22 | 78.16 | 82.14 | 85.96 | 89.85 | 93.61 | 97.36 | 101.10 | 104.69 | 108.24 | 111.81 | 112.03 | 112.69 | 113.25 |
| 20-24 | 59.81 | 55.39 | 53.36 | 55.61 | 54.93 | 57.31 | 60.08 | 61.63 | 64.09 | 66.31 | 67.52 | 70.02 | 73.15 | 76.32 | 78.41 | 79.62 | 80.89 | 82.88 | 86.43 | 90.20 | 95.00 | 100.74 | 106.69 | 112.52 | 117.30 | 122.07 | 126.41 | 130.69 | 135.02 | 139.04 | 143.08 | 147.24 | 143.46 | 140.72 | 138.99 |
| 25-29 | 67.92 | 62.42 | 63.50 | 68.58 | 70.05 | 67.25 | 66.47 | 66.63 | 68.67 | 70.52 | 72.28 | 75.74 | 79.20 | 83.30 | 86.28 | 88.36 | 90.07 | 92.85 | 97.44 | 101.99 | 107.70 | 114.75 | 121.97 | 128.94 | 134.79 | 140.39 | 145.34 | 150.12 | 154.90 | 159.17 | 163.41 | 167.78 | 162.72 | 158.61 | 155.36 |
| 30-34 | 75.84 | 69.05 | 66.70 | 66.87 | 68.41 | 70.31 | 70.73 | 71.68 | 73.23 | 74.63 | 75.26 | 77.87 | 81.03 | 84.98 | 87.95 | 90.35 | 92.41 | 95.30 | 99.93 | 104.58 | 110.41 | 117.49 | 124.91 | 132.16 | 138.38 | 144.40 | 149.82 | 155.02 | 160.12 | 164.74 | 169.26 | 173.84 | 169.59 | 166.00 | 162.96 |
| 35-39 | 74.68 | 71.77 | 69.86 | 69.88 | 70.74 | 70.15 | 70.37 | 71.28 | 72.83 | 74.42 | 76.24 | 78.64 | 81.64 | 85.13 | 88.05 | 90.36 | 92.52 | 95.30 | 99.41 | 103.71 | 109.07 | 115.53 | 122.50 | 129.61 | 136.10 | 142.44 | 148.31 | 153.95 | 159.41 | 164.45 | 169.33 | 174.17 | 172.68 | 170.77 | 168.58 |
| 40-44 | 61.65 | 60.72 | 62.82 | 63.80 | 66.10 | 65.89 | 65.74 | 64.05 | 64.17 | 65.03 | 65.53 | 67.01 | 69.20 | 71.78 | 74.14 | 76.46 | 78.44 | 80.87 | 84.06 | 87.44 | 91.37 | 96.11 | 101.33 | 106.82 | 112.11 | 117.46 | 122.68 | 127.82 | 132.90 | 137.71 | 142.37 | 146.93 | 147.78 | 147.88 | 147.69 |
| 45-49 | 53.50 | 52.02 | 51.53 | 51.70 | 52.29 | 52.84 | 54.29 | 56.05 | 55.86 | 56.37 | 56.74 | 57.41 | 57.55 | 58.81 | 60.30 | 61.56 | 62.92 | 64.80 | 67.16 | 69.66 | 72.64 | 75.97 | 79.72 | 83.71 | 87.67 | 91.69 | 95.74 | 99.85 | 104.01 | 108.06 | 112.09 | 116.11 | 118.04 | 119.58 | 120.66 |
| 50-54 | 47.93 | 47.37 | 47.25 | 48.20 | 49.52 | 49.41 | 48.32 | 47.71 | 48.74 | 49.08 | 49.87 | 51.51 | 53.45 | 54.16 | 55.19 | 56.18 | 57.17 | 57.89 | 59.52 | 61.42 | 63.60 | 66.29 | 69.36 | 72.59 | 75.78 | 79.15 | 82.42 | 85.81 | 89.29 | 92.71 | 96.14 | 99.64 | 101.22 | 102.83 | 104.39 |
| 55-59 | 47.63 | 46.46 | 46.56 | 46.88 | 45.61 | 46.23 | 47.55 | 48.49 | 49.29 | 50.50 | 50.68 | 50.53 | 50.90 | 52.49 | 53.62 | 54.88 | 56.42 | 58.26 | 59.57 | 61.33 | 63.39 | 65.79 | 68.17 | 71.05 | 74.04 | 77.02 | 80.04 | 83.20 | 86.40 | 89.57 | 92.79 | 96.01 | 97.77 | 99.23 | 100.42 |
| 60-64 | 40.57 | 40.72 | 41.60 | 43.01 | 44.90 | 44.60 | 44.51 | 44.90 | 44.74 | 44.24 | 45.01 | 46.41 | 47.59 | 48.70 | 50.08 | 50.73 | 50.97 | 51.63 | 53.24 | 54.66 | 56.44 | 58.71 | 61.27 | 63.35 | 65.72 | 68.21 | 70.77 | 73.22 | 75.98 | 78.82 | 81.63 | 84.51 | 86.58 | 88.45 | 90.18 |
| 65-69 | 31.57 | 31.97 | 33.53 | 35.39 | 36.39 | 37.25 | 37.24 | 37.22 | 38.06 | 38.96 | 38.93 | 39.16 | 39.86 | 40.19 | 40.25 | 41.24 | 42.46 | 43.50 | 44.57 | 45.97 | 47.07 | 48.09 | 49.49 | 51.49 | 53.32 | 55.31 | 57.48 | 59.78 | 61.68 | 63.81 | 65.98 | 68.22 | 69.77 | 71.32 | 72.78 |
| 70-74 | 25.12 | 27.03 | 27.08 | 27.10 | 27.62 | 28.72 | 30.54 | 31.65 | 33.03 | 33.33 | 34.08 | 34.19 | 34.39 | 35.26 | 36.18 | 36.30 | 36.60 | 37.34 | 37.78 | 38.04 | 39.13 | 40.49 | 41.73 | 43.00 | 44.56 | 45.79 | 46.86 | 48.22 | 50.04 | 51.73 | 53.55 | 55.55 | 57.24 | 58.60 | 60.08 |
| 75-79 | 15.03 | 16.06 | 17.64 | 18.70 | 20.14 | 21.68 | 23.24 | 24.38 | 25.03 | 26.47 | 27.53 | 29.23 | 30.30 | 31.53 | 31.89 | 32.71 | 32.94 | 33.21 | 34.08 | 35.00 | 35.36 | 35.97 | 36.94 | 37.65 | 38.23 | 39.48 | 40.89 | 42.17 | 43.43 | 44.90 | 46.11 | 47.22 | 48.30 | 49.67 | 50.91 |
| 80-84 | 11.24 | 12.49 | 12.05 | 11.46 | 11.22 | 12.18 | 12.64 | 13.83 | 14.92 | 15.84 | 17.02 | 18.19 | 19.07 | 19.58 | 20.67 | 21.52 | 22.79 | 23.61 | 24.52 | 24.84 | 25.56 | 25.89 | 26.24 | 27.00 | 27.77 | 28.14 | 28.67 | 29.45 | 30.04 | 30.52 | 31.51 | 32.62 | 33.42 | 34.23 | 35.17 |
| 85+ | 13.22 | 13.86 | 13.49 | 13.42 | 13.49 | 13.72 | 14.13 | 14.31 | 14.62 | 15.18 | 15.91 | 16.47 | 17.33 | 18.20 | 19.11 | 20.29 | 21.29 | 22.30 | 23.07 | 24.28 | 25.54 | 27.00 | 28.16 | 29.22 | 30.19 | 31.43 | 32.54 | 33.43 | 34.52 | 35.57 | 36.54 | 37.52 | 38.41 | 39.27 | 40.04 |
| Total | 855.49 | 826.83 | 822.70 | 839.72 | 850.86 | 857.54 | 866.47 | 876.07 | 892.02 | 908.63 | 923.19 | 948.73 | 977.60 | 1011.69 | 1040.89 | 1066.38 | 1090.14 | 1120.06 | 1162.49 | 1206.58 | 1260.14 | 1323.88 | 1392.07 | 1461.70 | 1526.52 | 1591.52 | 1653.74 | 1715.44 | 1777.21 | 1836.21 | 1894.79 | 1953.90 | 1953.90 | 1953.90 | 1953.90 |