The U.S. fertility rate tumbled to its lowest level ever in 2017, with 60.2 births per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The total fertility rate has been below replacement level since 1971.
Even so, the nation’s population continues to grow, climbing to about 327.9 million as of June 5, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The U.S. population has been rising because of immigration and longer life expectancy.
24/7 Wall St. has determined how many people born each year since 1933 are alive today. Not surprisingly, the share of people alive today generally increases as years go by. We used data collected from government agencies such as the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis to create the list.
Because of greater access to health care, which has improved dramatically over the last century, life expectancy has increased significantly. The average person born in 1930 lived to 59.7 years. By 2012, the average life expectancy had increased to 78.8 years, though that number has slightly declined in recent years.
Click here to see how many people from the year you were born are alive.
To determine how many people are left from the year you were born, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed estimates of the native population by age from the U.S. Census Bureau. These estimates adjust for both naturalized citizens as well as native-born Americans living outside the United States. The share of people born each year since 1933 alive in 2018 was calculated by comparing these U.S. Census Bureau population estimates to the number of births each year from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vital Statistics of the United States report series. Total U.S. population figures in each year are from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
This is how many people from the year you were born are alive.
Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration / Wikimedia Commons
> 85-year-old pop., 2018: 810,109
> People born in 1933 still alive: 38.9%
> Births: 2,081,232
> U.S. population: 125,375,422
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> 84-year-old pop., 2018: 861,334
> People born in 1934 still alive: 39.7%
> Births: 2,167,636
> U.S. population: 126,025,349
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> 83-year-old pop., 2018: 986,600
> People born in 1935 still alive: 45.8%
> Births: 2,155,105
> U.S. population: 127,521,006
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press / Wikimedia Commons
> 82-year-old pop., 2018: 1,047,760
> People born in 1936 still alive: 48.9%
> Births: 2,144,790
> U.S. population: 128,430,539
Source: State Library of New South Wales / Flickr
> 81-year-old pop., 2018: 1,125,089
> People born in 1937 still alive: 51.1%
> Births: 2,203,337
> U.S. population: 128,850,117
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> 80-year-old pop., 2018: 1,246,894
> People born in 1938 still alive: 54.5%
> Births: 2,286,962
> U.S. population: 129,941,023
Source: Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons
> 79-year-old pop., 2018: 1,320,431
> People born in 1939 still alive: 58.3%
> Births: 2,265,588
> U.S. population: 130,958,844
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Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration / Wikimedia Commons
> 78-year-old pop., 2018: 1,424,568
> People born in 1940 still alive: 60.4%
> Births: 2,360,399
> U.S. population: 131,865,866
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (NLFDR) / Wikimedia Commons
> 77-year-old pop., 2018: 1,533,116
> People born in 1941 still alive: 61.0%
> Births: 2,513,427
> U.S. population: 133,692,926
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> 76-year-old pop., 2018: 1,715,725
> People born in 1942 still alive: 61.1%
> Births: 2,808,996
> U.S. population: 135,047,885
Source: pingnews.com / Flickr
> 75-year-old pop., 2018: 2,012,124
> People born in 1943 still alive: 68.6%
> Births: 2,934,860
> U.S. population: 136,505,116
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> 74-year-old pop., 2018: 1,965,879
> People born in 1944 still alive: 70.3%
> Births: 2,794,800
> U.S. population: 138,356,436
Source: National Archives and Records Administration / Wikimedia Commons
> 73-year-old pop., 2018: 2,021,857
> People born in 1945 still alive: 73.9%
> Births: 2,735,456
> U.S. population: 140,279,795
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> 72-year-old pop., 2018: 2,040,757
> People born in 1946 still alive: 62.1%
> Births: 3,288,672
> U.S. population: 141,144,721
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Source: National Archives and Records Administration / Wikimedia Commons
> 71-year-old pop., 2018: 2,862,288
> People born in 1947 still alive: 77.4%
> Births: 3,699,940
> U.S. population: 143,408,527
Source: Nancy Nehring / Getty Images
> 70-year-old pop., 2018: 2,737,053
> People born in 1948 still alive: 77.4%
> Births: 3,535,068
> U.S. population: 146,077,190
Source: The U.S. National Archives / Flickr
> 69-year-old pop., 2018: 2,770,092
> People born in 1949 still alive: 77.8%
> Births: 3,559,529
> U.S. population: 148,934,268
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Source: National Archives and Records Administration / Wikimedia Commons
> 68-year-old pop., 2018: 2,850,440
> People born in 1950 still alive: 80.2%
> Births: 3,554,149
> U.S. population: 150,599,534
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> 67-year-old pop., 2018: 2,943,603
> People born in 1951 still alive: 78.5%
> Births: 3,750,850
> U.S. population: 153,095,918
Source: Dwight D. Eisenhower Library / Wikimedia Commons
> 66-year-old pop., 2018: 3,059,936
> People born in 1952 still alive: 79.5%
> Births: 3,846,986
> U.S. population: 155,748,421
Source: Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons
> 65-year-old pop., 2018: 3,167,232
> People born in 1953 still alive: 81.2%
> Births: 3,902,120
> U.S. population: 157,980,567
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> 64-year-old pop., 2018: 3,298,454
> People born in 1954 still alive: 82.1%
> Births: 4,017,362
> U.S. population: 161,339,839
Source: Seattle Municipal Archives / Wikimedia Commons
> 63-year-old pop., 2018: 3,426,934
> People born in 1955 still alive: 84.7%
> Births: 4,047,295
> U.S. population: 164,524,187
Source: ABC Television / Wikimedia Commons
> 62-year-old pop., 2018: 3,461,687
> People born in 1956 still alive: 83.2%
> Births: 4,163,090
> U.S. population: 167,192,369
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> 61-year-old pop., 2018: 3,596,704
> People born in 1957 still alive: 84.5%
> Births: 4,254,784
> U.S. population: 170,191,360
Source: National Archives and Records Administration / Wikimedia Commons
> 60-year-old pop., 2018: 3,628,917
> People born in 1958 still alive: 86.3%
> Births: 4,203,812
> U.S. population: 172,996,379
Source: The Sporting News Archives / Wikimedia Commons
> 59-year-old pop., 2018: 3,637,056
> People born in 1959 still alive: 85.7%
> Births: 4,244,796
> U.S. population: 176,866,500
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> 58-year-old pop., 2018: 3,740,399
> People born in 1960 still alive: 87.8%
> Births: 4,257,850
> U.S. population: 179,656,118
Source: The U.S. National Archives / Wikimedia Commons
> 57-year-old pop., 2018: 3,730,708
> People born in 1961 still alive: 87.4%
> Births: 4,268,326
> U.S. population: 183,189,957
Source: Joe_Potato / Getty Images
> 56-year-old pop., 2018: 3,663,798
> People born in 1962 still alive: 87.9%
> Births: 4,167,362
> U.S. population: 186,042,946
Source: Executive Office of the President of the United States / Wikimedia Commons
> 55-year-old pop., 2018: 3,613,916
> People born in 1963 still alive: 88.2%
> Births: 4,098,020
> U.S. population: 188,848,848
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> 54-year-old pop., 2018: 3,605,474
> People born in 1964 still alive: 89.5%
> Births: 4,027,490
> U.S. population: 190,876,303
Source: Seattle Municipal Archives / Wikimedia Commons
> 53-year-old pop., 2018: 3,506,574
> People born in 1965 still alive: 93.3%
> Births: 3,760,358
> U.S. population: 193,832,887
Source: Nationaal Archief / Wikimedia Commons
> 52-year-old pop., 2018: 3,288,992
> People born in 1966 still alive: 91.2%
> Births: 3,606,274
> U.S. population: 195,993,152
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> 51-year-old pop., 2018: 3,214,220
> People born in 1967 still alive: 91.3%
> Births: 3,520,959
> U.S. population: 197,806,685
Source: Ollie Atkins, White House photographer / Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons
> 50-year-old pop., 2018: 3,142,055
> People born in 1968 still alive: 89.7%
> Births: 3,501,564
> U.S. population: 198,952,500
Source: NASA / Wikimedia Commons
> 49-year-old pop., 2018: 3,244,886
> People born in 1969 still alive: 90.1%
> Births: 3,600,206
> U.S. population: 201,128,827
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> 48-year-old pop., 2018: 3,425,392
> People born in 1970 still alive: 91.8%
> Births: 3,731,386
> U.S. population: 202,792,717
Source: Leena A. Krohn / Wikimedia Commons
> 47-year-old pop., 2018: 3,390,725
> People born in 1971 still alive: 95.4%
> Births: 3,555,970
> U.S. population: 206,742,442
Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration / Wikimedia Commons
> 46-year-old pop., 2018: 3,151,229
> People born in 1972 still alive: 96.7%
> Births: 3,258,411
> U.S. population: 208,872,500
Source: sterferg / Wikimedia Commons
> 45-year-old pop., 2018: 2,952,595
> People born in 1973 still alive: 94.1%
> Births: 3,136,965
> U.S. population: 210,534,564
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> 44-year-old pop., 2018: 2,912,052
> People born in 1974 still alive: 92.2%
> Births: 3,159,958
> U.S. population: 212,077,718
Source: O'Halloran, Thomas J. / Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons
> 43-year-old pop., 2018: 3,016,389
> People born in 1975 still alive: 95.9%
> Births: 3,144,198
> U.S. population: 212,445,811
Source: White House Photograph Courtesy Gerald R. Ford Library / Wikimedia Commons
> 42-year-old pop., 2018: 2,934,595
> People born in 1976 still alive: 92.6%
> Births: 3,167,788
> U.S. population: 214,039,730
Source: Derzsi Elekes Andor / Wikimedia Commons
> 41-year-old pop., 2018: 3,057,694
> People born in 1977 still alive: 91.9%
> Births: 3,326,632
> U.S. population: 216,015,065
Source: Steve Morgan / Wikimedia Commons
> 40-year-old pop., 2018: 3,092,741
> People born in 1978 still alive: 92.8%
> Births: 3,333,279
> U.S. population: 217,861,373
Source: Thomas J. O'Halloran, U.S. News & World Report / Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons
> 39-year-old pop., 2018: 3,205,224
> People born in 1979 still alive: 91.7%
> Births: 3,494,398
> U.S. population: 219,773,459
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> 38-year-old pop., 2018: 3,435,683
> People born in 1980 still alive: 95.1%
> Births: 3,612,258
> U.S. population: 227,186,038
Source: White House Photographic Office / The National Archives and Records Administration / Wikimedia Commons
> 37-year-old pop., 2018: 3,411,396
> People born in 1981 still alive: 94.0%
> Births: 3,629,238
> U.S. population: 229,698,608
Source: steinphoto / Getty Images
> 36-year-old pop., 2018: 3,467,300
> People born in 1982 still alive: 94.2%
> Births: 3,680,537
> U.S. population: 231,480,314
Source: kevinruss / Getty Images
> 35-year-old pop., 2018: 3,457,670
> People born in 1983 still alive: 95.0%
> Births: 3,638,933
> U.S. population: 233,264,936
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> 34-year-old pop., 2018: 3,438,570
> People born in 1984 still alive: 93.7%
> Births: 3,669,141
> U.S. population: 235,201,346
Source: NNehring / Getty Images
> 33-year-old pop., 2018: 3,584,758
> People born in 1985 still alive: 95.3%
> Births: 3,760,561
> U.S. population: 238,010,190
Source: A1C Nancy Smelser / Wikimedia Commons
> 32-year-old pop., 2018: 3,599,023
> People born in 1986 still alive: 95.8%
> Births: 3,756,547
> U.S. population: 240,804,295
Source: Virginia Tehan / Wikimedia Commons
> 31-year-old pop., 2018: 3,615,273
> People born in 1987 still alive: 94.9%
> Births: 3,809,394
> U.S. population: 242,636,561
Source: National Park Service / Wikimedia Commons
> 30-year-old pop., 2018: 3,704,166
> People born in 1988 still alive: 94.7%
> Births: 3,909,510
> U.S. population: 244,344,375
Source: Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons
> 29-year-old pop., 2018: 3,869,528
> People born in 1989 still alive: 95.8%
> Births: 4,040,958
> U.S. population: 246,399,878
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> 28-year-old pop., 2018: 4,096,198
> People born in 1990 still alive: 98.5%
> Births: 4,158,212
> U.S. population: 248,994,731
Source: U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons
> 27-year-old pop., 2018: 4,072,574
> People born in 1991 still alive: 99.1%
> Births: 4,110,907
> U.S. population: 253,759,691
Source: Gary B. Edstrom / Wikimedia Commons
> 26-year-old pop., 2018: 4,020,522
> People born in 1992 still alive: 98.9%
> Births: 4,065,014
> U.S. population: 257,279,367
Source: Official White House photograph / Wikimedia Commons
> 25-year-old pop., 2018: 3,952,556
> People born in 1993 still alive: 98.8%
> Births: 4,000,240
> U.S. population: 259,755,844
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> 24-year-old pop., 2018: 3,906,875
> People born in 1994 still alive: 98.8%
> Births: 3,952,767
> U.S. population: 263,517,800
Source: NASA / Wikimedia Commons
> 23-year-old pop., 2018: 3,852,001
> People born in 1995 still alive: 98.8%
> Births: 3,899,589
> U.S. population: 267,095,137
Source: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons
> 22-year-old pop., 2018: 3,876,430
> People born in 1996 still alive: 99.6%
> Births: 3,891,494
> U.S. population: 270,242,639
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Source: Kees de Vos / Wikimedia Commons
> 21-year-old pop., 2018: 3,875,328
> People born in 1997 still alive: 99.9%
> Births: 3,880,894
> U.S. population: 273,302,394
Source: Flickr user Kevin Jarrett / Wikimedia Commons
> 20-year-old pop., 2018: 3,888,019
> People born in 1998 still alive: 98.6%
> Births: 3,941,553
> U.S. population: 275,633,077
Source: Grj23 / Wikimedia Commons
> 19-year-old pop., 2018: 3,907,863
> People born in 1999 still alive: 98.7%
> Births: 3,959,417
> U.S. population: 278,832,183
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Source: Rob Boudon / Wikimedia Commons
> 18-year-old pop., 2018: 3,998,928
> People born in 2000 still alive: 98.5%
> Births: 4,058,814
> U.S. population: 281,862,083
Source: SFC Thomas R. Roberts / Wikimedia Commons
> 17-year-old pop., 2018: 3,962,093
> People born in 2001 still alive: 98.4%
> Births: 4,025,933
> U.S. population: 285,527,163
Source: Sergeant Joseph R. Chenelly, United States Marine Corps / Wikimedia Commons
> 16-year-old pop., 2018: 3,887,092
> People born in 2002 still alive: 96.7%
> Births: 4,021,726
> U.S. population: 289,332,806
Source: National Archive Catalog / Wikimedia Commons
> 15-year-old pop., 2018: 3,918,040
> People born in 2003 still alive: 95.8%
> Births: 4,089,950
> U.S. population: 290,067,376
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Source: Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison Jr., U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons
> 14-year-old pop., 2018: 3,974,555
> People born in 2004 still alive: 96.7%
> Births: 4,112,052
> U.S. population: 292,881,197
Source: Jocelyn Augustino / Wikimedia Commons
> 13-year-old pop., 2018: 3,978,091
> People born in 2005 still alive: 96.1%
> Births: 4,138,349
> U.S. population: 295,596,357
Source: Kjetil Ree / Wikimedia Commons
> 12-year-old pop., 2018: 4,004,250
> People born in 2006 still alive: 93.9%
> Births: 4,265,555
> U.S. population: 298,290,559
Source: Ben Stanfield / Wikimedia Commons
> 11-year-old pop., 2018: 4,045,244
> People born in 2007 still alive: 93.7%
> Births: 4,316,233
> U.S. population: 301,202,582
Source: CODEPINK Women For Peace / Wikimedia Commons
> 10-year-old pop., 2018: 4,032,112
> People born in 2008 still alive: 94.9%
> Births: 4,247,694
> U.S. population: 304,058,268
Source: Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo, U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons
> 9-year-old pop., 2018: 3,917,551
> People born in 2009 still alive: 94.8%
> Births: 4,130,665
> U.S. population: 306,884,473
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Source: U.S. Coast Guard / Wikimedia Commons
> 8-year-old pop., 2018: 3,922,854
> People born in 2010 still alive: 98.1%
> Births: 3,999,386
> U.S. population: 308,832,896
Source: David Shankbone / Wikimedia Commons
> 7-year-old pop., 2018: 3,927,606
> People born in 2011 still alive: 99.3%
> Births: 3,953,590
> U.S. population: 311,551,615
Source: New Jersey National Guard / Wikimedia Commons
> 6-year-old pop., 2018: 3,910,319
> People born in 2012 still alive: 98.9%
> Births: 3,952,841
> U.S. population: 313,966,720
Source: White House / Sonya Hebert / Wikimedia Commons
> 5-year-old pop., 2018: 3,907,508
> People born in 2013 still alive: 99.4%
> Births: 3,932,181
> U.S. population: 316,091,720
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> 4-year-old pop., 2018: 3,939,950
> People born in 2014 still alive: 98.8%
> Births: 3,988,076
> U.S. population: 318,791,047
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Source: Difference engine / Wikimedia Commons
> 3-year-old pop., 2018: 3,969,976
> People born in 2015 still alive: 99.8%
> Births: 3,978,497
> U.S. population: 321,364,863
Source: Krassotkin, Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons
> 2-year-old pop., 2018: 3,922,867
> People born in 2016 still alive: 99.4%
> Births: 3,945,875
> U.S. population: 323,432,377
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