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 | 71.33 | 66.49 | 65.48 | 66.33 | 67.73 | 72.69 | 79.51 | 84.87 | 88.96 | 92.45 | 94.47 | 96.60 | 98.36 | 100.02 | 101.74 | 103.35 | 104.97 | 106.64 | 108.39 | 110.18 | 112.08 | 114.05 | 116.63 | 118.80 | 121.02 | 123.31 | 125.64 | 128.09 | 130.57 | 133.06 | 135.56 | 138.04 | 138.05 | 137.78 | 137.35 |
| 5-9 | 69.55 | 61.78 | 61.03 | 60.65 | 60.47 | 59.84 | 57.68 | 56.07 | 56.55 | 58.51 | 60.57 | 63.22 | 65.34 | 67.10 | 68.73 | 69.95 | 71.16 | 72.38 | 73.64 | 74.90 | 76.21 | 77.54 | 79.24 | 80.67 | 82.13 | 83.63 | 85.20 | 86.87 | 88.56 | 90.24 | 91.93 | 93.63 | 93.78 | 93.89 | 93.98 |
| 10-14 | 60.48 | 58.89 | 55.80 | 55.14 | 53.34 | 54.60 | 56.00 | 57.08 | 56.51 | 55.91 | 56.25 | 55.90 | 55.42 | 55.78 | 56.96 | 58.11 | 59.57 | 60.95 | 62.26 | 63.54 | 64.71 | 65.90 | 67.38 | 68.64 | 69.95 | 71.24 | 72.56 | 73.95 | 75.36 | 76.78 | 78.21 | 79.65 | 79.83 | 79.87 | 79.72 |
| 15-19 | 58.93 | 59.24 | 56.58 | 57.29 | 59.28 | 61.09 | 64.86 | 65.83 | 68.36 | 68.76 | 70.04 | 71.12 | 72.29 | 72.38 | 72.62 | 73.33 | 73.53 | 73.73 | 74.57 | 75.97 | 77.42 | 79.12 | 81.13 | 82.76 | 84.39 | 86.02 | 87.67 | 89.38 | 91.12 | 92.86 | 94.59 | 96.32 | 96.50 | 96.78 | 97.13 |
| 20-24 | 88.22 | 80.97 | 78.56 | 80.98 | 84.57 | 85.22 | 88.72 | 91.44 | 93.23 | 95.78 | 96.76 | 99.25 | 100.53 | 102.42 | 103.61 | 104.88 | 106.50 | 108.42 | 109.96 | 111.28 | 113.07 | 114.76 | 117.70 | 119.58 | 121.73 | 124.05 | 126.49 | 129.13 | 131.69 | 134.18 | 136.65 | 139.07 | 136.60 | 135.19 | 134.44 |
| 25-29 | 98.31 | 95.37 | 98.97 | 105.26 | 107.45 | 113.77 | 120.51 | 123.34 | 126.70 | 129.19 | 130.26 | 132.39 | 134.26 | 135.96 | 138.12 | 139.97 | 142.18 | 144.47 | 147.07 | 149.56 | 152.28 | 155.09 | 159.28 | 162.20 | 165.09 | 168.10 | 171.16 | 174.51 | 177.91 | 181.30 | 184.65 | 187.94 | 185.47 | 183.01 | 180.84 |
| 30-34 | 103.22 | 97.52 | 97.50 | 97.43 | 102.53 | 109.44 | 115.49 | 121.22 | 124.94 | 127.72 | 130.36 | 133.28 | 135.28 | 137.52 | 139.70 | 141.46 | 143.47 | 145.75 | 148.14 | 150.64 | 153.27 | 156.03 | 159.81 | 162.79 | 165.83 | 168.99 | 172.22 | 175.64 | 179.07 | 182.46 | 185.85 | 189.19 | 188.24 | 187.34 | 186.39 |
| 35-39 | 95.54 | 85.80 | 84.24 | 86.96 | 91.19 | 91.53 | 92.43 | 92.60 | 93.68 | 95.77 | 98.67 | 101.16 | 103.70 | 105.54 | 107.29 | 109.13 | 110.97 | 112.74 | 114.65 | 116.55 | 118.49 | 120.52 | 123.25 | 125.49 | 127.83 | 130.22 | 132.68 | 135.30 | 137.93 | 140.56 | 143.22 | 145.85 | 145.86 | 145.77 | 145.51 |
| 40-44 | 73.81 | 71.15 | 71.77 | 72.50 | 74.29 | 73.79 | 75.36 | 74.83 | 74.29 | 74.95 | 76.00 | 76.71 | 77.33 | 78.18 | 79.38 | 80.95 | 82.39 | 84.08 | 85.62 | 87.10 | 88.66 | 90.26 | 92.24 | 93.98 | 95.70 | 97.44 | 99.26 | 101.17 | 103.11 | 105.08 | 107.05 | 109.02 | 109.26 | 109.24 | 109.23 |
| 45-49 | 67.38 | 65.65 | 64.72 | 65.39 | 64.86 | 64.91 | 65.78 | 67.98 | 69.50 | 71.13 | 71.56 | 72.46 | 72.40 | 72.31 | 73.07 | 74.31 | 75.07 | 75.93 | 76.91 | 78.07 | 79.54 | 80.99 | 82.79 | 84.40 | 86.00 | 87.62 | 89.27 | 90.98 | 92.74 | 94.49 | 96.25 | 98.04 | 99.08 | 99.95 | 100.52 |
| 50-54 | 66.53 | 65.01 | 62.99 | 63.84 | 62.64 | 63.33 | 64.12 | 65.79 | 67.00 | 67.37 | 67.55 | 68.25 | 70.03 | 71.32 | 72.71 | 73.39 | 74.36 | 74.79 | 75.24 | 76.22 | 77.52 | 78.53 | 79.82 | 81.06 | 82.40 | 84.00 | 85.56 | 87.30 | 89.01 | 90.71 | 92.41 | 94.13 | 94.93 | 95.68 | 96.44 |
| 55-59 | 68.84 | 64.19 | 63.88 | 62.20 | 64.63 | 62.97 | 62.80 | 62.76 | 64.00 | 64.14 | 65.12 | 66.05 | 67.56 | 68.67 | 69.18 | 69.54 | 70.25 | 71.83 | 73.17 | 74.50 | 75.42 | 76.51 | 77.49 | 78.40 | 79.66 | 81.04 | 82.29 | 83.60 | 85.03 | 86.55 | 88.23 | 89.87 | 90.90 | 91.77 | 92.49 |
| 60-64 | 67.43 | 65.08 | 63.31 | 62.88 | 61.99 | 58.26 | 55.15 | 52.80 | 51.31 | 51.78 | 51.30 | 51.28 | 51.35 | 52.39 | 52.91 | 53.87 | 54.72 | 55.77 | 56.68 | 57.24 | 57.70 | 58.45 | 59.83 | 60.94 | 62.07 | 63.05 | 64.14 | 65.07 | 66.01 | 67.12 | 68.29 | 69.42 | 69.99 | 70.53 | 71.06 |
| 65-69 | 65.62 | 64.06 | 62.72 | 59.21 | 57.41 | 57.06 | 57.91 | 56.50 | 55.44 | 53.07 | 50.23 | 47.47 | 46.16 | 45.26 | 45.65 | 45.28 | 45.21 | 45.63 | 46.54 | 46.92 | 47.72 | 48.43 | 49.55 | 50.40 | 51.07 | 51.66 | 52.37 | 53.46 | 54.40 | 55.45 | 56.45 | 57.46 | 58.16 | 58.75 | 59.35 |
| 70-74 | 68.70 | 68.10 | 65.92 | 62.56 | 60.97 | 58.63 | 55.75 | 53.86 | 51.59 | 50.62 | 50.54 | 51.24 | 49.87 | 48.64 | 46.40 | 44.26 | 42.05 | 40.81 | 40.00 | 40.30 | 40.07 | 40.03 | 40.37 | 41.16 | 41.58 | 42.27 | 42.86 | 43.74 | 44.51 | 45.12 | 45.67 | 46.36 | 47.19 | 47.89 | 48.68 |
| 75-79 | 53.18 | 51.85 | 54.18 | 57.75 | 59.58 | 57.67 | 56.52 | 52.96 | 49.05 | 46.76 | 45.28 | 43.30 | 41.84 | 40.31 | 39.74 | 39.57 | 40.14 | 39.16 | 38.26 | 36.57 | 35.00 | 33.58 | 32.70 | 32.22 | 32.41 | 32.34 | 32.44 | 32.73 | 33.32 | 33.69 | 34.24 | 34.76 | 35.41 | 35.98 | 36.37 |
| 80-84 | 43.91 | 39.69 | 39.41 | 40.38 | 39.81 | 36.22 | 34.52 | 34.57 | 34.99 | 33.69 | 32.47 | 31.67 | 29.85 | 28.01 | 26.83 | 26.16 | 25.23 | 24.51 | 23.67 | 23.46 | 23.55 | 23.94 | 23.26 | 22.60 | 21.67 | 20.93 | 20.32 | 19.85 | 19.61 | 19.77 | 19.79 | 19.94 | 20.01 | 20.30 | 20.47 |
| 85+ | 28.53 | 31.39 | 32.99 | 35.20 | 38.87 | 41.64 | 41.79 | 41.46 | 41.46 | 41.44 | 41.23 | 40.66 | 40.62 | 40.87 | 40.36 | 39.83 | 39.27 | 38.41 | 37.64 | 36.81 | 36.18 | 35.39 | 34.56 | 33.73 | 33.14 | 32.80 | 32.56 | 31.84 | 31.16 | 30.44 | 29.92 | 29.50 | 28.93 | 28.48 | 28.22 |
| Total | 1249.50 | 1192.23 | 1180.04 | 1191.95 | 1211.61 | 1222.66 | 1244.91 | 1255.96 | 1267.57 | 1279.04 | 1288.65 | 1302.01 | 1312.19 | 1322.67 | 1335.01 | 1347.35 | 1361.02 | 1375.98 | 1392.42 | 1409.85 | 1428.91 | 1449.11 | 1477.01 | 1499.83 | 1523.68 | 1548.70 | 1574.71 | 1602.62 | 1631.09 | 1659.87 | 1688.96 | 1718.20 | 1718.20 | 1718.20 | 1718.20 |