| Characteristic | Average age in years |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.5 |
| 2023 | 49 |
| 2022 | 49 |
| 2021 | 49 |
| 2020 | 49 |
| 2019 | 50 |
| 2018 | 50 |
| 2017 | 50.4 |
| 2016 | 49.9 |
| 2015 | 50 |
| 2014 | 50.4 |
| 2013 | 50.5 |
| 2012 | 50.8 |
| 2011 | 51 |
| 2010 | 50.5 |
| 2009 | 50.3 |
| 2008 | 50.6 |
| 2007 | 50.4 |
| 2006 | 50 |
| 2005 | 49.9 |
| 2004 | 49.6 |
| 2003 | 49.5 |
| 2002 | 48.8 |
| 2001 | 48.9 |
| 2000 | 48.8 |
| 1999 | 48.8 |
| 1998 | 48.6 |
| 1997 | 48.5 |
| 1996 | 48.3 |
| 1995 | 48.3 |
| 1994 | 48 |
| 1993 | 48.1 |
| 1992 | 47.9 |
| 1991 | 47.7 |
| 1990 | 47.8 |
| 1989 | 48 |
| 1988 | 47.9 |
| 1987 | 47.9 |
| 1986 | 47.9 |
| 1985 | 47.9 |
| 1984 | 47.9 |
| 1983 | 48.1 |
| 1982 | 47.9 |
| 1981 | 47.8 |
| 1980 | 47.6 |
| 1979 | 47.4 |
| 1978 | 47.2 |
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October 2025
Canada
1978 to 2024
Note 1: Includes active physicians in clinical and non-clinical practice (for example, research and academia) who have an MD degree and a valid mailing address.
Note 2: Excludes residents, physicians in the military as well as semi-retired and retired physicians.
Note 3: Excludes non-registered physicians who requested that their information not be published as of December 31 of the reference year (see Methodological Notes for details).
Note 4: For those physicians for whom date of birth was not available, ages were calculated using year of MD graduation, with age at MD graduation equal to 25 years.
Note 5 : Average Age calculations exclude physicians where age is unknown and where age is less than 20 or more than 90.
Note 6 : Specialist physicians include certificants of the Royal College and/or the CMQ. All other physicians are counted under family medicine, including certificants of the CFPC, unless noted otherwise.
