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Median age in Nova Scotia

Median age in Nova Scotia was 43.3 years in 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 0.1 from 2025.

2026, years43.3
Change on 2025+0.1
Series high45.22018
Series low25.41971
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Median age in Nova Scotia, 1971 to 2026

253035404550197119791987199520032011201920261971: 25.4 years1972: 25.7 years1973: 26 years1974: 26.4 years1975: 26.7 years1976: 27 years1977: 27.5 years1978: 27.9 years1979: 28.3 years1980: 28.7 years1981: 29.2 years1982: 29.6 years1983: 29.9 years1984: 30.2 years1985: 30.6 years1986: 31 years1987: 31.5 years1988: 31.9 years1989: 32.4 years1990: 32.8 years1991: 33.3 years1992: 33.7 years1993: 34.2 years1994: 34.7 years1995: 35.2 years1996: 35.7 years1997: 36.2 years1998: 36.8 years1999: 37.3 years2000: 37.9 years2001: 38.5 years2002: 39 years2003: 39.5 years2004: 40.1 years2005: 40.7 years2006: 41.2 years2007: 41.7 years2008: 42.1 years2009: 42.4 years2010: 42.7 years2011: 43 years2012: 43.4 years2013: 44 years2014: 44.4 years2015: 44.8 years2016: 45 years2017: 45.1 years2018: 45.2 years2019: 45.1 years2020: 45 years2021: 45 years2022: 44.6 years2023: 44 years2024: 43.4 years2025: 43.2 years2026: 43.3 years25303540455019711990200920261971: 25.4 years1972: 25.7 years1973: 26 years1974: 26.4 years1975: 26.7 years1976: 27 years1977: 27.5 years1978: 27.9 years1979: 28.3 years1980: 28.7 years1981: 29.2 years1982: 29.6 years1983: 29.9 years1984: 30.2 years1985: 30.6 years1986: 31 years1987: 31.5 years1988: 31.9 years1989: 32.4 years1990: 32.8 years1991: 33.3 years1992: 33.7 years1993: 34.2 years1994: 34.7 years1995: 35.2 years1996: 35.7 years1997: 36.2 years1998: 36.8 years1999: 37.3 years2000: 37.9 years2001: 38.5 years2002: 39 years2003: 39.5 years2004: 40.1 years2005: 40.7 years2006: 41.2 years2007: 41.7 years2008: 42.1 years2009: 42.4 years2010: 42.7 years2011: 43 years2012: 43.4 years2013: 44 years2014: 44.4 years2015: 44.8 years2016: 45 years2017: 45.1 years2018: 45.2 years2019: 45.1 years2020: 45 years2021: 45 years2022: 44.6 years2023: 44 years2024: 43.4 years2025: 43.2 years2026: 43.3 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
202643.3
202543.2
202443.4
202344
202244.6
202145
202045
201945.1
201845.2
201745.1
201645
201544.8
201444.4
201344
201243.4
201143
201042.7
200942.4
200842.1
200741.7
200641.2
200540.7
200440.1
200339.5
200239
200138.5
200037.9
199937.3
199836.8
199736.2
199635.7
199535.2
199434.7
199334.2
199233.7
199133.3
199032.8
198932.4
198831.9
198731.5
198631
198530.6
198430.2
198329.9
198229.6
198129.2
198028.7
197928.3
197827.9
197727.5
197627
197526.7
197426.4
197326
197225.7
197125.4

Compared with Canada

Place2026
Nova Scotia43.3
Canada40.9

Nova Scotia 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. Nova Scotia 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, Nova Scotia, 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, Nova Scotia, 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/nova-scotia. 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, Nova Scotia, 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/nova-scotia.

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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, Nova Scotia, 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/nova-scotia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the median age in Nova Scotia?

Median age in Nova Scotia was 43.3 years in 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 0.1 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 Nova Scotia?

45.2 years in 2018, the highest value since 1971 in this series.

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