AVERAGE DAX Function (Aggregation)
Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of all the numbers in a column.
Syntax
| Parameter | Attributes | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ColumnName |
The column that contains the numbers for which you want the average. |
Return values
Remarks
The AVERAGE function internally executes AVERAGEX, without any performance difference.
The following AVERAGE call:
AVERAGE ( table[column] )
corresponds to the following AVERAGEX call:
AVERAGEX (
table,
table[column]
)
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Examples
-- AVERAGE is the short version of AVERAGEX, when used with one column only
-- In DAX, there are no differences between AVERAGEA and AVERAGE
DEFINE
MEASURE Sales[AVG Quantity 1] = AVERAGE ( Sales[Quantity] )
MEASURE Sales[AVG Quantity 2] = AVERAGEX ( Sales, Sales[Quantity] )
MEASURE Sales[AVG Line Amount] =
AVERAGEX ( Sales, Sales[Quantity] * Sales[Net Price] )
EVALUATE
SUMMARIZECOLUMNS (
'Product'[Color],
"AVG Quantity 1", [AVG Quantity 1],
"AVG Quantity 2", [AVG Quantity 2],
"AVG Line Amount", [AVG Line Amount]
)
| Color | AVG Quantity 1 | AVG Quantity 2 | AVG Line Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1.40 | 1.40 | 344.49 |
| Blue | 1.41 | 1.41 | 388.00 |
| White | 1.40 | 1.40 | 266.75 |
| Red | 1.39 | 1.39 | 191.33 |
| Black | 1.40 | 1.40 | 243.68 |
| Green | 1.40 | 1.40 | 652.64 |
| Orange | 1.40 | 1.40 | 543.64 |
| Pink | 1.40 | 1.40 | 235.54 |
| Yellow | 1.42 | 1.42 | 47.90 |
| Purple | 1.36 | 1.36 | 79.65 |
| Brown | 1.40 | 1.40 | 559.52 |
| Grey | 1.40 | 1.40 | 411.63 |
| Gold | 1.41 | 1.41 | 365.89 |
| Azure | 1.37 | 1.37 | 244.70 |
| Silver Grey | 1.42 | 1.42 | 550.98 |
| Transparent | 1.40 | 1.40 | 3.68 |
More examples available for the AVERAGEX function.
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Last update: Oct 22, 2025 » Contribute » Show contributors
Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo
Microsoft documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/average-function-dax