Specialist physicians average age in Canada

This statistic shows the average age of specialist physicians in Canada from 1978 to 2022. The specialist physicians average age in 1978 was 47.2 years and increased to almost 50 years in the year 2018. In 2022, the average age of specialist physicians in Canada stood at 49.

Specialist physicians average age in Canada from 1978 to 2022

Characteristic	Average age in years
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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Release date

October 2023

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

1978 to 2022

Supplementary notes

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Note 3: Excludes non-registered physicians who requested that their information not be published as of December 31 of the reference year (see Methodological Notes for details).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.

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