Statistics Canada · 2023 data · Updated August 8, 2026
Median Net Worth by Age in Canada
Official family-level benchmarks from the 2023 Survey of Financial Security, without estimated percentiles or invented provincial adjustments.
Official 2023 median: 35–44
Statistics Canada reports medians for families and unattached individuals, grouped by the age of the major income recipient.
Constant 2023 dollars; this is a population midpoint, not a target.
Assets minus debts, using the same broad definition of net worth.
The 2023 Survey of Financial Security covers the ten provinces and excludes Indigenous communities and collective dwellings. It does not publish age-by-province percentiles in this table.
Official 2023 medians
Statistics Canada defines net worth as the value of all assets minus all debts. The population includes economic families and persons not in an economic family; age refers to the major income recipient.
The national median across all age groups was $519,700. All amounts are in constant 2023 dollars.
Primary source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Financial Security, 2023, Table 1 (released October 29, 2024).
How to interpret the benchmark
A median is the midpoint, not an average and not a recommended target. Housing, employer pensions, family structure and debt can materially change the comparison. Statistics Canada also cautions that its sample is not representative of families with very high wealth, so top-wealth shares can be understated.
Use the figure as context for a personal balance sheet, not as financial advice. For planning, review your own assets, liabilities, retirement income and time horizon.
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