Table 1
Total and median net worth by age and family type
1999 – Total net worth | 2016 – Total net worth | 2019 – Total net worth | 1999 – Median net worth | 2016 – Median net worth | 2019 – Median net worth | |
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millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | dollars | dollars | dollars | |
Economic families and persons not in an economic family | 4,361,625 | 10,880,572 | 11,748,761 | 153,100 | 312,500 | 329,900 |
Age of major income recipient | ||||||
under 35 | 345,333 | 652,436 | 747,236 | 26,000 | 37,200 | 48,800 |
35 to 44 | 853,594 | 1,340,267 | 1,409,913 | 139,500 | 232,600 | 234,400 |
45 to 54 | 1,129,428 | 2,409,063 | 2,615,054 | 272,800 | 457,700 | 521,100 |
55 to 64 | 952,817 | 3,323,310 | 3,306,982 | 395,800 | 709,200 | 690,000 |
65 and older | 1,080,454 | 3,155,497 | 3,669,576 | 302,500 | 547,700 | 543,200 |
Economic families | 3,671,178 | 9,014,209 | 9,390,711 | 225,400 | 506,900 | 514,400 |
Senior families | 756,509 | 2,276,316 | 2,472,303 | 436,000 | 808,000 | 840,900 |
Non-senior families | 2,914,669 | 6,737,892 | 6,918,408 | 197,300 | 431,200 | 443,400 |
Couples only | 934,618 | 2,329,737 | 2,203,021 | 241,600 | 483,200 | 459,400 |
Couples with children under 18 | 1,144,368 | 2,197,245 | 2,231,397 | 184,200 | 382,800 | 435,700 |
Lone-parent families | 83,290 | 186,348 | 242,217 | 22,300 | 60,600 | 83,100 |
Other non-senior families | 752,393 | 2,024,562 | 2,241,773 | 293,800 | 582,200 | 579,800 |
Persons not in an economic family | 690,448 | 1,866,363 | 2,358,050 | 42,500 | 81,700 | 109,400 |
Seniors | 323,945 | 879,181 | 1,197,273 | 176,100 | 293,400 | 322,300 |
Non-seniors | 366,503 | 987,183 | 1,160,776 | 19,700 | 39,900 | 51,000 |
Provinces | ||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 36,296 | 107,702 | 109,511 | 94,400 | 224,300 | 247,300 |
Prince Edward Island | 16,358 | 32,749 | 35,183 | 120,500 | 216,100 | 211,400 |
Nova Scotia | 99,594 | 211,280 | 237,355 | 140,300 | 238,600 | 257,900 |
New Brunswick | 77,546 | 144,860 | 132,783 | 118,700 | 167,800 | 185,000 |
Quebec | 907,180 | 1,997,701 | 2,092,273 | 112,000 | 221,300 | 237,800 |
Ontario | 1,787,958 | 4,480,004 | 5,106,115 | 187,500 | 387,300 | 434,500 |
Manitoba | 136,075 | 317,625 | 345,079 | 151,800 | 339,800 | 295,700 |
Saskatchewan | 142,191 | 335,912 | 367,194 | 188,100 | 310,900 | 330,500 |
Alberta | 453,017 | 1,316,640 | 1,307,769 | 174,400 | 307,700 | 317,300 |
British Columbia | 705,410 | 1,936,099 | 2,015,499 | 168,400 | 454,800 | 423,700 |
Note(s):
All dollar amounts are in constant 2019 dollars.
Source(s):
Survey of Financial Security (2620).
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