Median age: United States, Canada and Mexico compared

Median age of the population (half are older, half younger), nationally and for each state, province, territory and estado. Each figure keeps its own source, reference period and definition; read the notes before comparing.

National values

Median age, national values. Periods: United States 2025; Canada 2026; Mexico 2025.

National values
Country	Median age	Period	Basis
United States	39.5	2025	ACS 1-year survey estimate
Canada	40.9	2026	StatCan population estimate, July 1
Mexico	31.9	2025	INEGI Encuesta Intercensal 2025

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table B01002: Median Age by Sex. Reference period: 2025.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01: Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender. Reference period: 2026.

Source: INEGI, Banco de Indicadores, indicators 1002000010 (Edad mediana), 1002000004 (Porcentaje de población de 15 a 29 años) and 1002000007 (Porcentaje de población de 60 y más años); Encuesta Intercensal 2025 and Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Reference period: 2025.

States, provinces and estados

United States Canada Mexico (hatched)

Median age, latest available, sorted high to low. 30 areas ranked by Median age. Highest: CA · Newfoundland & Lab. (NL) (47.8); lowest: MX · Sonora (32.0). Showing the 10 highest areas in each country. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S., Canadian and Mexican official sources.

Show all 96 areas

Median age, latest available, sorted high to low. 96 areas ranked by Median age. Highest: CA · Newfoundland & Lab. (NL) (47.8); lowest: MX · Chiapas (26.4). All 96 areas. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S., Canadian and Mexican official sources.


Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada	47.8
Maine	United States	45.1
Vermont	United States	44.6
New Brunswick	Canada	44.4
New Hampshire	United States	44.2
West Virginia	United States	43.5
Nova Scotia	Canada	43.3
Florida	United States	43.1
Quebec	Canada	43.1
Hawaii	United States	42.4
Delaware	United States	42.2
British Columbia	Canada	41.8
Connecticut	United States	41.6
Wyoming	United States	41.5
Pennsylvania	United States	41.4
Oregon	United States	41.3
South Carolina	United States	41.3
Wisconsin	United States	41.3
Prince Edward Island	Canada	41.3
Rhode Island	United States	41.2
Montana	United States	41.0
Michigan	United States	40.9
New Mexico	United States	40.6
Massachusetts	United States	40.4
Ontario	Canada	40.4
Ohio	United States	40.3
Mississippi	United States	40.2
New Jersey	United States	40.2
Alabama	United States	40.0
Maryland	United States	39.9
Kentucky	United States	39.8
Missouri	United States	39.8
New York	United States	39.8
Illinois	United States	39.7
Nevada	United States	39.6
North Carolina	United States	39.6
Arizona	United States	39.5
Minnesota	United States	39.5
Tennessee	United States	39.5
Virginia	United States	39.5
Iowa	United States	39.4
Louisiana	United States	39.4
Arkansas	United States	39.3
Washington	United States	38.9
California	United States	38.7
Indiana	United States	38.7
South Dakota	United States	38.5
Saskatchewan	Canada	38.5
Kansas	United States	38.4
Georgia	United States	38.3
Alberta	Canada	38.3
Colorado	United States	38.1
Yukon	Canada	38.0
Idaho	United States	37.9
Nebraska	United States	37.9
Oklahoma	United States	37.8
Manitoba	Canada	37.8
North Dakota	United States	37.4
Ciudad de México	Mexico	37.4
Alaska	United States	37.0
Texas	United States	36.2
Northwest Territories	Canada	35.9
District of Columbia	United States	35.0
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	Mexico	34.2
Morelos	Mexico	34.1
Colima	Mexico	33.0
Hidalgo	Mexico	33.0
Sinaloa	Mexico	32.9
México	Mexico	32.7
Utah	United States	32.6
Tamaulipas	Mexico	32.5
Yucatán	Mexico	32.5
Sonora	Mexico	32.0
Campeche	Mexico	31.8
Oaxaca	Mexico	31.8
Nayarit	Mexico	31.6
Nuevo León	Mexico	31.6
Querétaro	Mexico	31.6
Jalisco	Mexico	31.5
San Luis Potosí	Mexico	31.5
Baja California	Mexico	31.4
Baja California Sur	Mexico	31.4
Chihuahua	Mexico	31.3
Michoacán de Ocampo	Mexico	31.1
Tabasco	Mexico	31.1
Tlaxcala	Mexico	30.8
Quintana Roo	Mexico	30.6
Zacatecas	Mexico	30.5
Guanajuato	Mexico	30.4
Coahuila de Zaragoza	Mexico	30.3
Puebla	Mexico	30.0
Guerrero	Mexico	29.9
Aguascalientes	Mexico	29.8
Durango	Mexico	29.7
Nunavut	Canada	27.6
Chiapas	Mexico	26.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table B01002: Median Age by Sex. Reference period: 2025.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0005-01: Population estimates on July 1, by age and gender. Reference period: 2026.

How the countries differ

Sources differ: the U.S. median is a survey estimate from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey; Canada's is published by Statistics Canada from its July 1 population estimates; Mexico's is published by INEGI from its 2025 Intercensal Survey.
Reference years differ (United States 2025, Canada 2026, Mexico 2025). Median age moves slowly, usually by a tenth or two a year, so the gap of a year matters little.
The measure is the same in all three countries: the age that divides the population into two equal halves. Mexico's population is much younger than those of the U.S. and Canada.
Compare areas within each country with confidence; across countries, differences of several years are meaningful, small ones less so.

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Median age: United States, Canada and Mexico compared. Compiled by Quadranac from INEGI; Statistics Canada; U.S. Census Bureau. Data last updated 2026-10-29. https://quadranac.com/comparison/median-age/

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