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Median age, total: Canadian provinces ranked (2026)

Measure: Median age, total. All 13 provinces and territories with data in Median age by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated
2026-10-26
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National value: 40.9 (Canada).

British Columbia: 41.8Alberta: 38.3Saskatchewan: 38.5Manitoba: 37.8Ontario: 40.4Quebec: 43.1New Brunswick: 44.4Yukon: 38Nunavut: 27.6Newfoundland and Labrador: 47.8Nova Scotia: 43.3Northwest Territories: 35.9Prince Edward Island: 41.3
  • Lowest: 27.6 to 37.8
  • Group 2: 37.8 to 38.5
  • Group 3: 38.5 to 41.3
  • Group 4: 41.3 to 43.3
  • Highest: 43.3 to 47.8
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.

1Newfoundland and Labrador47.8
2New Brunswick44.4
3Nova Scotia43.3
4Quebec43.1
5British Columbia41.8
6Prince Edward Island41.3
7Ontario40.4
8Saskatchewan38.5
9Alberta38.3
10Yukon38
11Manitoba37.8
12Northwest Territories35.9
13Nunavut27.6

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01: Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender. Reference period: 2026.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by median age, total (2026). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-26. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-median-age-total/

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