Table 1 
Total and median net worth by age of main income earner and family type 

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Total and median net worth by age of main income earner and family type
  1999 - Total net worth 2012 - Total net worth 2016 - Total net worth 2019 - Total net worth 2023 - Total net worth 1999 - Median net worth 2012 - Median net worth 2016 - Median net worth 2019 - Median net worth 2023 - Median net worth
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Economic families and persons not in an economic family 5,038,319 10,422,023 12,568,660 13,571,547 16,781,086 176,800 314,700 361,000 381,100 519,700
Age of major income recipient                    
under 35 398,910 676,347 753,659 863,168 1,486,117 30,000 32,600 43,000 56,400 159,100
35 to 44 986,027 1,363,391 1,548,205 1,628,656 2,342,424 161,200 235,600 268,600 270,800 409,300
45 to 54 1,304,655 2,599,884 2,782,821 3,020,772 3,145,636 315,100 488,400 528,700 602,000 675,800
55 to 64 1,100,644 2,966,696 3,838,911 3,820,050 4,147,737 457,300 688,900 819,200 797,000 873,400
65 and older 1,248,083 2,815,705 3,645,063 4,238,900 5,659,172 349,400 594,600 632,600 627,500 738,900
Economic families 4,240,750 8,710,845 10,412,736 10,847,652 12,642,170 260,400 492,300 585,600 594,300 712,900
Senior families 873,879 2,097,548 2,629,480 2,855,874 3,484,901 503,600 839,600 933,400 971,300 1,109,700
Non-senior families 3,366,871 6,613,298 7,783,256 7,991,779 9,157,269 228,000 411,300 498,100 512,200 603,600
Couples only 1,079,621 2,349,964 2,691,189 2,544,813 2,522,877 279,000 471,400 558,100 530,600 555,500
Couples with children under 18 1,321,913 2,327,553 2,538,141 2,577,592 3,217,974 212,700 390,000 442,200 503,300 645,900
One-parent families 96,212 164,272 215,259 279,796 407,790 25,800 47,700 70,000 96,000 211,200
Other non-senior families 869,125 1,771,509 2,338,667 2,589,577 3,008,628 339,400 546,000 672,500 669,800 751,500
Persons not in an economic family 797,569 1,711,178 2,155,924 2,723,894 4,138,916 49,000 63,300 94,400 126,400 278,200
Seniors 374,204 718,157 1,015,583 1,383,027 2,174,271 203,400 317,600 338,900 372,300 475,900
Non-seniors 423,365 993,021 1,140,341 1,340,868 1,964,645 22,700 29,200 46,100 58,900 183,200
Provinces                    
Newfoundland and Labrador 41,928 103,578 124,411 126,501 161,029 109,000 216,700 259,100 285,700 333,500
Prince Edward Island 18,896 23,557 37,829 40,641 52,718 139,100 194,100 249,600 244,200 399,800
Nova Scotia 115,046 210,070 244,059 274,180 323,554 162,100 248,200 275,600 297,900 354,600
New Brunswick 89,577 159,100 167,335 153,384 190,625 137,100 226,000 193,800 213,700 286,200
Quebec 1,047,927 2,196,971 2,307,638 2,416,883 3,008,178 129,400 255,600 255,600 274,700 371,000
Ontario 2,065,354 4,047,033 5,175,063 5,898,314 7,439,347 216,500 342,900 447,400 501,900 665,600
Manitoba 157,187 305,161 366,904 398,617 423,062 175,400 290,200 392,500 341,600 386,300
Saskatchewan 164,251 347,666 388,028 424,163 408,445 217,300 350,300 359,100 381,800 394,600
Alberta 523,301 1,258,021 1,520,913 1,510,666 1,714,664 201,400 345,300 355,400 366,500 457,100
British Columbia 814,853 1,770,868 2,236,479 2,328,197 3,059,464 194,500 444,100 525,400 489,400 773,500
Note(s):
All dollar amounts are in constant 2023 dollars.
Source(s):
Survey of Financial Security (2620).
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