Where you stand
Average net worth at 65 in Canada
How household net worth compares at age 65, based on Statistics Canada's Survey of Financial Security. Net worth is assets minus debts. Type your number to find your percentile.
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The distribution
Net worth by percentile at age 65
Household net worth (assets minus debts). National figures, interpolated by age.
Net worth here is household-based (Survey of Financial Security) and national — not individual or provincial. Educational information only, not financial advice.
At 65
What's different about 65
65 falls in Statistics Canada's 65-and-older age group, whose measured median household net worth is $738,900.
Single years are interpolated between group medians, so around 65 the median falls by about $13,450 per year of age, from $873,000 at 60 to $739,000 at 70.
Retirement milestones from 65
- The 2026 maximum OAS at your age is $742 a month. From 65 you can also claim the federal age amount, up to $8,396, which phases out once net income passes $45,522.
- A Canadian aged 65 can expect to live about 21.2 more years on average, to roughly 86 (Statistics Canada life tables).
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