on average

phrase

variants or on the average

: taking the typical example of the group under consideration

Prices have increased on average by five percent. [=the average increase has been five percent]

Examples of on average in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, in 2023, commercial insurers paid more than $2,500 on average for colonoscopies performed in a hospital outpatient department in Massachusetts, according to state data. — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

Long lines can be a strong deterrent to voting, especially for Black and Latino voters, who on average have experienced longer waits than white voters, according to a June 2020 report by the Brennan Center for Justice. — Time Staff, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

Between 2005 and 2024, Chinese firms received, on average, three to eight times more government support than firms in OECD countries. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Nepal, which has reported about 26 Glacial Lake Outburst Flood events in the past four decades, loses ​more than 300 lives and property worth millions of dollars to extreme climate events annually on average. — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026