LA is much less dense than Canadian cities. Taking the central municipalities which seem fairly comparable: Toronto: 3.271M in 631 km2 = 5184/km2 Los Angeles:

LA is much less dense than Canadian cities. Taking the central municipalities which seem fairly comparable: Toronto: 3.271M in 631 km2 = 5184/km2 Los Angeles: 3.879M in 1215 km2 = 3192/km2 Toronto's population is growing, up 17% 2021 to 2025, while Los Angeles is marginally down 0.5% 2020 to 2024. Even smaller cities in Canada seem much more dense than their Californian equivalents, and they are more pleasant and walkable/cycleable because of that.