Median age in Alberta

Median age in Alberta was 38.3 years in 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 0.2 from 2025.

2026, years38.3

Change on 2025+0.2

Series high38.32026

Series low24.91971

Median age in Alberta, 1971 to 2026

years. Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01, Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender: median age, total gender, Canada, provinces and territories. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

All 56 values

Period	years
2026	38.3
2025	38.1
2024	37.9
2023	38.1
2022	38.1
2021	37.9
2020	37.5
2019	37.2
2018	36.9
2017	36.6
2016	36.3
2015	36.1
2014	36
2013	36
2012	36
2011	35.9
2010	35.8
2009	35.7
2008	35.6
2007	35.6
2006	35.5
2005	35.4
2004	35.3
2003	35.1
2002	34.9
2001	34.7
2000	34.5
1999	34.2
1998	33.9
1997	33.6
1996	33.3
1995	32.9
1994	32.4
1993	32
1992	31.5
1991	31.2
1990	30.7
1989	30.3
1988	29.9
1987	29.5
1986	29
1985	28.6
1984	28.1
1983	27.6
1982	27.2
1981	26.8
1980	26.7
1979	26.5
1978	26.4
1977	26.2
1976	26.1
1975	25.8
1974	25.7
1973	25.4
1972	25.2
1971	24.9

Compared with Canada

Place	2026
Alberta	38.3
Canada	40.9

Rankings

EU countries by median age 27 places
US states by median age 51 places

Definition

Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span. Canada: on 1 July, Statistics Canada population estimates.

How to cite

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01, Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender: median age, total gender, Canada, provinces and territories, reference period 2026. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01, Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender: median age, total gender, Canada, provinces and territories, reference period 2026. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=466689,467004,467319,467634,467949,468264,468579,468894,469209,469524,469839,470154,479958,480273&startRefPeriod=1971-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Statistics Canada. (n.d.). Table 17-10-0005-01, Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender: median age, total gender, Canada, provinces and territories (Median age, Alberta, 1971 to 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=466689,467004,467319,467634,467949,468264,468579,468894,469209,469524,469839,470154,479958,480273&startRefPeriod=1971-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12

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Table 17-10-0005-01, Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender: median age, total gender, Canada, provinces and territories, Median age, Alberta, 1971 to 2026. Statistics Canada, https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=466689,467004,467319,467634,467949,468264,468579,468894,469209,469524,469839,470154,479958,480273&startRefPeriod=1971-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/alberta. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Statistics Canada. n.d. Table 17-10-0005-01, Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender: median age, total gender, Canada, provinces and territories. Median age, Alberta, 1971 to 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=466689,467004,467319,467634,467949,468264,468579,468894,469209,469524,469839,470154,479958,480273&startRefPeriod=1971-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/alberta.

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Statistics Canada (no date) Table 17-10-0005-01, Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender: median age, total gender, Canada, provinces and territories, Median age, Alberta, 1971 to 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=466689,467004,467319,467634,467949,468264,468579,468894,469209,469524,469839,470154,479958,480273&startRefPeriod=1971-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/alberta (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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What is the median age in Alberta?

Median age in Alberta was 38.3 years in 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 0.2 from 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0005-01, Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender: median age, total gender, Canada, provinces and territories. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest median age in Alberta?

38.3 years in 2026, the highest value since 1971 in this series.

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