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Median age in Newfoundland and Labrador

Median age in Newfoundland and Labrador was 47.8 years in 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is unchanged from 2025.

2026, years47.8
Change on 20250
Series high48.12022
Series low20.91971
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Median age in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1971 to 2026

20304050197119791987199520032011201920261971: 20.9 years1972: 21.2 years1973: 21.6 years1974: 21.9 years1975: 22.3 years1976: 22.7 years1977: 23.2 years1978: 23.7 years1979: 24.2 years1980: 24.7 years1981: 25.3 years1982: 25.8 years1983: 26.2 years1984: 26.7 years1985: 27.3 years1986: 27.9 years1987: 28.4 years1988: 29 years1989: 29.6 years1990: 30.2 years1991: 30.7 years1992: 31.2 years1993: 31.8 years1994: 32.5 years1995: 33.3 years1996: 34.1 years1997: 35 years1998: 35.9 years1999: 36.7 years2000: 37.4 years2001: 38.1 years2002: 38.8 years2003: 39.4 years2004: 40 years2005: 40.7 years2006: 41.3 years2007: 41.9 years2008: 42.3 years2009: 42.6 years2010: 43 years2011: 43.4 years2012: 43.8 years2013: 44.3 years2014: 44.7 years2015: 45.1 years2016: 45.6 years2017: 46 years2018: 46.6 years2019: 47.1 years2020: 47.6 years2021: 48 years2022: 48.1 years2023: 48 years2024: 47.9 years2025: 47.8 years2026: 47.8 years2030405019711990200920261971: 20.9 years1972: 21.2 years1973: 21.6 years1974: 21.9 years1975: 22.3 years1976: 22.7 years1977: 23.2 years1978: 23.7 years1979: 24.2 years1980: 24.7 years1981: 25.3 years1982: 25.8 years1983: 26.2 years1984: 26.7 years1985: 27.3 years1986: 27.9 years1987: 28.4 years1988: 29 years1989: 29.6 years1990: 30.2 years1991: 30.7 years1992: 31.2 years1993: 31.8 years1994: 32.5 years1995: 33.3 years1996: 34.1 years1997: 35 years1998: 35.9 years1999: 36.7 years2000: 37.4 years2001: 38.1 years2002: 38.8 years2003: 39.4 years2004: 40 years2005: 40.7 years2006: 41.3 years2007: 41.9 years2008: 42.3 years2009: 42.6 years2010: 43 years2011: 43.4 years2012: 43.8 years2013: 44.3 years2014: 44.7 years2015: 45.1 years2016: 45.6 years2017: 46 years2018: 46.6 years2019: 47.1 years2020: 47.6 years2021: 48 years2022: 48.1 years2023: 48 years2024: 47.9 years2025: 47.8 years2026: 47.8 years
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
Periodyears
202647.8
202547.8
202447.9
202348
202248.1
202148
202047.6
201947.1
201846.6
201746
201645.6
201545.1
201444.7
201344.3
201243.8
201143.4
201043
200942.6
200842.3
200741.9
200641.3
200540.7
200440
200339.4
200238.8
200138.1
200037.4
199936.7
199835.9
199735
199634.1
199533.3
199432.5
199331.8
199231.2
199130.7
199030.2
198929.6
198829
198728.4
198627.9
198527.3
198426.7
198326.2
198225.8
198125.3
198024.7
197924.2
197823.7
197723.2
197622.7
197522.3
197421.9
197321.6
197221.2
197120.9

Compared with Canada

Place2026
Newfoundland and Labrador47.8
Canada40.9

Newfoundland and Labrador compared with nearby places

Alberta: 38.3 yearsBritish Columbia: 41.8 yearsManitoba: 37.8 yearsNew Brunswick: 44.4 yearsNewfoundland and Labrador: 47.8 yearsNova Scotia: 43.3 yearsNorthwest Territories: 35.9 yearsNunavut: 27.6 yearsOntario: 40.4 yearsPrince Edward Island: 41.3 yearsQuebec: 43.1 yearsSaskatchewan: 38.5 yearsYukon: 38 years
  • Under 38
  • 38 to 41
  • 41 to 43
  • 43 and over
Median age, 2026, years. Newfoundland and Labrador is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Statistics Canada. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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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.

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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, Newfoundland and Labrador, 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, Newfoundland and Labrador, 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/newfoundland-and-labrador. 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, Newfoundland and Labrador, 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/newfoundland-and-labrador.

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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, Newfoundland and Labrador, 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/newfoundland-and-labrador (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the median age in Newfoundland and Labrador?

Median age in Newfoundland and Labrador was 47.8 years in 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is unchanged 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 Newfoundland and Labrador?

48.1 years in 2022, the highest value since 1971 in this series.

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