Median age in Ontario

Median age in Ontario was 40.4 years in 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 0.4 from 2025.

2026, years40.4

Change on 2025+0.4

Series high40.72015

Series low27.11971

Median age in Ontario, 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	40.4
2025	40
2024	39.7
2023	39.9
2022	40.4
2021	40.7
2020	40.5
2019	40.5
2018	40.6
2017	40.7
2016	40.7
2015	40.7
2014	40.5
2013	40.2
2012	40
2011	39.8
2010	39.6
2009	39.3
2008	39
2007	38.7
2006	38.4
2005	38.1
2004	37.8
2003	37.5
2002	37.1
2001	36.8
2000	36.5
1999	36.2
1998	35.8
1997	35.4
1996	35
1995	34.7
1994	34.3
1993	33.9
1992	33.6
1991	33.3
1990	32.9
1989	32.6
1988	32.4
1987	32.2
1986	31.9
1985	31.6
1984	31.3
1983	31
1982	30.7
1981	30.4
1980	30
1979	29.6
1978	29.2
1977	28.9
1976	28.5
1975	28.1
1974	27.8
1973	27.5
1972	27.3
1971	27.1

Compared with Canada

Place	2026
Ontario	40.4
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, Ontario, 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, Ontario, 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/ontario. 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, Ontario, 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/ontario.

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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, Ontario, 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/ontario (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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What is the median age in Ontario?

Median age in Ontario was 40.4 years in 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 0.4 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 Ontario?

40.7 years in 2015, the highest value since 1971 in this series.

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