1981-1996

Millennial Age Range

Millennials are commonly defined as people born from 1981 through 1996. The cohort follows Generation X and comes before Generation Z.

Current Millennial ages

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What years are Millennials?

Millennial birth years are 1981-1996 in the common Pew Research Center definition. The name reflects a cohort that entered adulthood around the new millennium and early internet era.

The current age range above updates automatically from today's date, so it does not need a manually edited calendar year.

Before Millennials

Generation X

See the generation before Millennials.

After Millennials

Generation Z

Compare Millennials with Gen Z.