Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 14% in Fredericton, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
Most recent wave: 58% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). More renter households than in nearly four fifths of Canadian towns: 43%. With about 74,655 residents in July 2025, Fredericton counted 28,480 households at the 2021 Census. Census figures put residents who moved in within the year at 18% in the town.
Since 2016, Fredericton has grown +8%, faster than 70% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +3% across New Brunswick’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 18%.
A median age of 40: Fredericton is younger than 63% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The figure for children under 15 is 14% in Fredericton and 16% across Canada’s towns. Among New Brunswick’s towns, Dalhousie has the highest share aged 65 or over, at 37%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Fredericton, 40. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women.
More one-person households than 75% of Canadian towns: 34%
Private households by type and size.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Shared houses stand out: 7.3% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 88% of Canadian towns. One-person households: 27% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Each household has 2.2 people on average. Nothing unusual on one-parent families: 8.3%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of married residents 15 and over than 64% of Canadian towns, at 42%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
31% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). In Fredericton, 12% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
44% of households live in a single-detached house, below 75% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Newer homes outnumber old: 29% date from 2001 or later, 20% from before 1961. As a reference point, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 1.5% of households live in a building of five or more storeys, more than in 63% of Canadian towns.
Households here have a median income of $73,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Fredericton’s, at $73,000, is 15% lower. Across New Brunswick’s towns, half of households had more than $73,300 before tax. Pandemic benefits reached 26% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Fredericton sits above 66% of Canadian towns for residents without Canadian citizenship (9.6%)
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (51%), then in Europe (22%). Across Canada’s towns, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens. The share of immigrants is 13%, against 17% across Canada’s towns.
Fredericton ranks above 68% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 41%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (3.7%). The benchmark for residents with no religion across Canada’s towns: 35%. At 3.5%, the share of Indigenous residents is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns.
In Fredericton, 24% of residents speak English and French, more than in 77% of Canadian towns
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is 1.5%; Fredericton has 6.1%. 6.5% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.6% speak neither official language. Typically, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
In Fredericton, 47% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 81% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 4.8%, against 9.5%. By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 61%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 61%.
41 towns of 55,572 to 100,806 people: this is the 9th youngest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages climb from 34 (Grande Prairie) to 51.6 (Lindsay) across the group. Nearest to Fredericton in age: Prince George (38.8), Fleetwood (39.5), New Westminster (40.4) and Mascouche (40.4).
A younger town than 4 of the 6 around it: Fredericton
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericton | 74,655 | — | 40 | 20% | 13% |
| Devon 30 | 1,105 | 2.5 km | 32.8 | 9.3% | 0% |
| New Maryland | 4,455 | 7.6 km | 43.6 | 20% | 6.4% |
| Starlight Village | 5,108 | 11.2 km | 44 | 16% | 5.5% |
| Maugerville | 1,808 | 11.5 km | 44 | 17% | 2.8% |
| Saint Marys | 5,701 | 13.3 km | 42 | 14% | 3.3% |
| Lincoln | 8,093 | 13.6 km | 40 | 12% | 2.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of New Brunswick’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about Fredericton’s residents
What religion are people in Fredericton?
Christian: 52%. No religion: 41%. Another religion: 7.1%.
Is Fredericton good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 14%. 47% of households are couple families and 8.3% one-parent families. Schools near Fredericton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Fredericton?
$73,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Fredericton (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Fredericton?
Statistics Canada estimates 74,655 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 63,116 in Fredericton, 8% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Fredericton?
40 is the median age, younger than 63% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 14%. 65 and over: 20%.
Is Fredericton bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 24% are. Another 0.3% speak only French and 75% only English, and French is the first language of 6.1%.
How diverse is Fredericton?
Immigrants make up 13% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 14% are members of a visible minority, and 3.5% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).