what century are we now?
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The 21st (twenty-first) century is the current century of the Anno Domini era or Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It began on January 1, 2001, and will end on December 31, 2100. It is the first century of the 3rd millennium.
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The current life expectancy for U.S. in 2020 is 78.93 years, a 0.08% increase from 2019. The life expectancy for U.S. in 2019 was 78.87 years, a 0.08% increase from 2018.
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Just 10,000 years ago there might have been no more than a few million people on the planet. The one billion mark was not passed until the early 1800s; the two billion mark not until the 1920s. As it stands now, though, the world's population is over 7.3 billion.
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While the period 1900-1999 is of course a century, as is any period of 100 years, it is incorrect to label it the 20th century, which began January 1, 1901, and will end on December 31, 2000. Only then will the third millennium of our era begin.
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“Millennials” has become a catch-all for newer, younger generations, but the term is technically limited to those born between 1981 to 1996 (the exact years may change from one definition to another). Today, these individuals are usually between 23 and 38, while their Baby Boomer counterparts are typically 55 to 73.
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Modern Age • The Modern Age is the most complex, complicated, baffling and revolutionary age in the history of the world. The modern period has been a period of significant development in the field of Science, Politics, Warfare and technology.
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The 1800s decade lasted from January 1, 1800, to December 31, 1809. The term "eighteen-hundreds" can also mean the years between 1800 and 1899 (the years beginning with "18"), and is almost synonymous with the 19th century (1801–1900).
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Centennial– People who were born around the turn of the century. Mostly 13-18 year olds now.
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Gen X: Gen X was born between 1965 - 1979 and are currently between 41-55 years old (82 million people in U.S.) Gen Y: Gen Y, or Millennials, were born between 1980 and 1994. They are currently between 26-40 years old.
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['2000–: New Silent Generation or Generation Z.', '1980 to 2000: Millennials or Generation Y.', '1965 to 1979: Thirteeners or Generation X.', '1946 to 1964: Baby Boomers.', '1925 to 1945: the Silent Generation.', '1900 to 1924: the G.I. Generation.']
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Some say this decade ends on December 31, 2019, and the start of the new one begins January 1, 2020. For others, the new decade doesn't start until January 1, 2021; the old one concluding on December 31, 2020.
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Given the current global population of about 7.5 billion (based on our most recent estimate as of 2019), that means those of us currently alive represent about 7 percent of the total number of humans who have ever lived. PRB estimates that by 2050 about 113 billion people will have ever lived on Earth.
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The 22nd (twenty-second) century is the next century in the Anno Domini or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It will begin on January 1, 2101, and will end on December 31, 2200.
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Baby Boomers: Baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964. They're currently between 56-74 years old (71.6 million in U.S.) Gen X: Gen X was born between 1965 and 1980 and are currently between 40-55 years old (65.2 million people in U.S.) Gen Y: Gen Y, or Millennials, were born between 1980 and 1994.
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We live in the information age, which according to Wikipedia is a period in human history characterized by the shift from industrial production to one based on information and computerization.
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We put the exact date range of millennials as those who are 18-38 today - basically today's college students to 38 year olds. That's a big, big range. Although there is no consensus on the exact years the actual generations begin and end, millennials are usually born between 1982 through 2002.
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Countdown timer for May 21, 2021: You are 26 years old, and were born in the middle of the Millennials Generation. Which generation you are born into makes a huge impact on your life, click here to see our interactive table and learn more. You have been alive for 9543 days, or 229032 hours, or 13741920 minutes!