Current generation
Generation Beta
People born from 2025 onwards. Their formative years are still ahead.
Birth years2025–2039
Ages today0–1
Time span15 years
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From the Greatest Generation to the generations yet to be born. Explore over 160 years of human history, discover where you fit, and watch time move forward.
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Estimates tick every second using a 2026 demographic projection. They are simulated, not live census counts.
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2026 projection · July baseline
2026 projection · July baseline
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Estimated total living world population8,300,400,000
Estimated net change+2.18 people / second
Live estimate updated
World change since opening: +0
Greatest
1,400,0002026 estimate
Silent
160,000,0002026 estimate
Boomers
979,000,0002026 estimate
Gen X
1,454,000,0002026 estimate
Millennials
1,866,000,0002026 estimate
Gen Z
2,048,000,0002026 estimate
Gen Alpha
1,598,000,0002026 estimate
Gen Beta
194,000,0002026 estimate
Gen Gamma
Not born yetProjected future
Gen Delta
Not born yetProjected future
Bar lengths follow the live estimated counts; the differences over one hour are very small.
Method: UN WPP 2024 baseline, approximate age-weighted death allocation and interpolated births. Not measured in real time.
Meet the generations
Explore live ages and estimated world populations. Tap a card to see its details.
World population figures use a rounded 1 July 2026 baseline, then a simulated per-second change using estimated births and deaths; they are not measured in real time. Baseline based on the UN World Population Prospects 2024 world age distribution and approximate grouping by birth year. The UN does not publish official counts for these generation labels. Mortality is apportioned approximately across cohorts, so the individual counters are illustrative.
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Births in this generation today
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Where do the dates come from?
GennyPop uses one consistent set of birth-year ranges throughout the site and birth-year calculator. These are commonly used conventions, not official scientific boundaries: 1901–1927 Greatest, 1928–1945 Silent, 1946–1964 Boomers, 1965–1980 Gen X, 1981–1996 Millennials (Gen Y), 1997–2012 Gen Z and 2013–2024 Gen Alpha. Researchers sometimes use different dates; we keep one timeline to make comparisons easy.
And the generations of tomorrow?
Generation Beta (2025–2039), Gamma (2040–2054), and Delta (2055–2069) use the 15-year sequence discussed by Australian research company McCrindle. Gamma and Delta are proposed future labels, not populations already born. Sources: Pew Research Center · McCrindle Research.