Where you stand
Average net worth at 72 in Canada
How household net worth compares at age 72, 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 72
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 72
What's different about 72
72 falls in Statistics Canada's 65-and-older age group, whose measured median household net worth is $738,900.
The survey's oldest group is 65 and older, so every age from 70 to 75 shares these figures. That group's median sits below the 55-to-64 group's ($873,400).
Retirement milestones from 72
- 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.
- The minimum RRIF withdrawal at 72 is 5.40% of the account's January 1 value.
- A Canadian aged 72 can expect to live about 15.7 more years on average, to roughly 88 (Statistics Canada life tables).
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