🎂 Ranking · 116 metro areas
Youngest municipalities in Canada
Lowest median age (2021 Census) among cities and towns with 50,000+ people. Top three: Grande Prairie (34.0 yrs), Wood Buffalo (34.4 yrs), Airdrie (35.6 yrs). Canada overall: 41.6 yrs.
Ranking individual cities and towns. See the metro-area version →
| # | City | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grande Prairie AB | 34.0 yrs | |
| 2 | Wood Buffalo AB | 34.4 yrs | |
| 3 | Airdrie AB | 35.6 yrs | |
| 4 | Waterloo ON | 36.0 yrs | |
| 5 | Brampton ON | 36.0 yrs | |
| 6 | Milton ON | 36.0 yrs | |
| 7 | Brandon MB | 36.8 yrs | |
| 8 | Saskatoon SK | 36.8 yrs | |
| 9 | Edmonton AB | 36.8 yrs | |
| 10 | Mirabel QC | 37.2 yrs | |
| 11 | Kitchener ON | 37.2 yrs | |
| 12 | Bradford West Gwillimbury ON | 37.6 yrs | |
| 13 | Regina SK | 37.6 yrs | |
| 14 | Calgary AB | 38.0 yrs | |
| 15 | Lethbridge AB | 38.0 yrs | |
| 16 | Guelph ON | 38.4 yrs | |
| 17 | Ajax ON | 38.4 yrs | |
| 18 | Surrey BC | 38.4 yrs | |
| 19 | Langford BC | 38.4 yrs | |
| 20 | Montréal QC | 38.8 yrs | |
| 21 | London ON | 38.8 yrs | |
| 22 | Winnipeg MB | 38.8 yrs | |
| 23 | Red Deer AB | 38.8 yrs | |
| 24 | Prince George BC | 38.8 yrs | |
| 25 | Barrie ON | 39.2 yrs | |
| 26 | Cambridge ON | 39.2 yrs | |
| 27 | Oshawa ON | 39.2 yrs | |
| 28 | Clarington ON | 39.2 yrs | |
| 29 | Abbotsford BC | 39.2 yrs | |
| 30 | Toronto ON | 39.6 yrs | |
| 31 | New Tecumseth ON | 39.6 yrs | |
| 32 | Vancouver BC | 39.6 yrs | |
| 33 | Fredericton NB | 40.0 yrs | |
| 34 | Whitby ON | 40.0 yrs | |
| 35 | Ottawa ON | 40.0 yrs | |
| 36 | Gatineau QC | 40.0 yrs | |
| 37 | Halifax NS | 40.4 yrs | |
| 38 | Mascouche QC | 40.4 yrs | |
| 39 | Chilliwack BC | 40.4 yrs | |
| 40 | Burnaby BC | 40.4 yrs | |
| 41 | New Westminster BC | 40.4 yrs | |
| 42 | Moncton (City) NB | 40.8 yrs | |
| 43 | Terrebonne QC | 40.8 yrs | |
| 44 | Brantford ON | 40.8 yrs | |
| 45 | Hamilton ON | 40.8 yrs | |
| 46 | Mississauga ON | 40.8 yrs | |
| 47 | Pickering ON | 40.8 yrs | |
| 48 | Caledon ON | 40.8 yrs | |
| 49 | Windsor ON | 40.8 yrs | |
| 50 | Woodstock ON | 40.8 yrs | |
| 51 | Langley BC | 40.8 yrs | |
| 52 | Sherbrooke QC | 41.2 yrs | |
| 53 | Kingston ON | 41.2 yrs | |
| 54 | Maple Ridge BC | 41.2 yrs | |
| 55 | Longueuil QC | 41.6 yrs | |
| 56 | Vaughan ON | 41.6 yrs | |
| 57 | Oakville ON | 41.6 yrs | |
| 58 | Newmarket ON | 41.6 yrs | |
| 59 | Whitchurch-Stouffville ON | 41.6 yrs | |
| 60 | Kamloops BC | 41.6 yrs | |
| 61 | Coquitlam BC | 41.6 yrs | |
| 62 | Port Coquitlam BC | 41.6 yrs | |
| 63 | St. John's NL | 42.0 yrs | |
| 64 | Blainville QC | 42.0 yrs | |
| 65 | Innisfil ON | 42.0 yrs | |
| 66 | Halton Hills ON | 42.0 yrs | |
| 67 | Aurora ON | 42.0 yrs | |
| 68 | North Vancouver (City) BC | 42.0 yrs | |
| 69 | Markham ON | 42.4 yrs | |
| 70 | Strathcona County AB | 42.4 yrs | |
| 71 | St. Albert AB | 42.4 yrs | |
| 72 | Medicine Hat AB | 42.4 yrs | |
| 73 | Kelowna BC | 42.4 yrs | |
| 74 | Laval QC | 42.8 yrs | |
| 75 | Brossard QC | 42.8 yrs | |
| 76 | Châteauguay QC | 42.8 yrs | |
| 77 | Georgina ON | 42.8 yrs | |
| 78 | Victoria BC | 42.8 yrs | |
| 79 | Québec QC | 43.2 yrs | |
| 80 | Greater Sudbury ON | 43.2 yrs | |
| 81 | Peterborough ON | 43.2 yrs | |
| 82 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu QC | 43.6 yrs | |
| 83 | Dollard-Des Ormeaux QC | 43.6 yrs | |
| 84 | Richmond Hill ON | 43.6 yrs | |
| 85 | Richmond BC | 43.6 yrs | |
| 86 | Saint John NB | 44.0 yrs | |
| 87 | Lévis QC | 44.0 yrs | |
| 88 | North Bay ON | 44.0 yrs | |
| 89 | Thunder Bay ON | 44.0 yrs | |
| 90 | Delta BC | 44.0 yrs | |
| 91 | Repentigny QC | 44.4 yrs | |
| 92 | Burlington ON | 44.4 yrs | |
| 93 | North Vancouver (District) BC | 44.4 yrs | |
| 94 | Saanich BC | 44.4 yrs | |
| 95 | Drummondville QC | 44.8 yrs | |
| 96 | St. Catharines ON | 44.8 yrs | |
| 97 | Niagara Falls ON | 44.8 yrs | |
| 98 | Saint-Jérôme QC | 45.2 yrs | |
| 99 | Belleville ON | 45.2 yrs | |
| 100 | Welland ON | 45.2 yrs | |
| 101 | Nanaimo BC | 45.2 yrs | |
| 102 | Quinte West ON | 45.6 yrs | |
| 103 | Rocky View County AB | 45.6 yrs | |
| 104 | Saguenay QC | 46.0 yrs | |
| 105 | Sarnia ON | 46.0 yrs | |
| 106 | Saint-Hyacinthe QC | 46.4 yrs | |
| 107 | Chatham-Kent ON | 46.4 yrs | |
| 108 | Cornwall ON | 46.4 yrs | |
| 109 | Rimouski QC | 47.2 yrs | |
| 110 | Trois-Rivières QC | 47.2 yrs | |
| 111 | Sault Ste. Marie ON | 47.2 yrs | |
| 112 | Granby QC | 47.6 yrs | |
| 113 | Norfolk County ON | 48.8 yrs | |
| 114 | Cape Breton NS | 50.4 yrs | |
| 115 | Kawartha Lakes ON | 51.6 yrs | |
| 116 | Shawinigan QC | 54.4 yrs |
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0020-01. Individual municipalities with 50,000+ people; rents are shown where CMHC publishes a figure for that municipality.