What is median age in Canada?

Median age in Canada was 40.34 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Canada?

The highest recorded value was 40.34 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Canada?

The lowest recorded value was 24.45 years in 1966.

How does Canada rank for median age?

Canada ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Canada data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Canada

Name: Median age in Canada
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Canada: Median age was 40.34 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

40.34 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

52nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

40.34 years

in 2023

All-time low

24.45 years

in 1966

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Canada, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Canada stood at 40.34 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Canada peaked at 40.34 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.45 years, in 1966.

Canada ranks 52nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	26.28 years	25.62 years	26.67 years	10
1960s	24.79 years	24.45 years	25.47 years	10
1970s	26.27 years	24.95 years	27.78 years	10
1980s	29.77 years	28.13 years	31.46 years	10
1990s	33.55 years	31.82 years	35.37 years	10
2000s	37.31 years	35.77 years	38.54 years	10
2010s	39.43 years	38.74 years	39.79 years	10
2020s	40.15 years	39.9 years	40.34 years	4

Countries ranked near Canada

49 Denmark 41.25 years compare
50 Aruba 41.02 years compare
51 Belarus 40.53 years compare
53 Malta 40.28 years compare
54 North Macedonia 40.26 years compare
55 Sweden 39.91 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Canada

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.939 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 82.11 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 83.17 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 76.12 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Canada?: Median age in Canada was 40.34 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Canada?: The highest recorded value was 40.34 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 24.45 years in 1966.
How does Canada rank for median age?: Canada ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.