What Year Was I Born?

Type your age to get the year you were born, or pick a birth year to see how old you were or will be in any year.

Your birth year from your age

Your age now (whole years)

Have you had your birthday yet this year?

Type your age and your birth year appears here.

Your age in any year

Year you were born

Year to check

Choose the year you were born to see how old you are, were or will be in any year.

How to work out your birth year

Subtract your age from the current year. If you have not had your birthday yet this year, subtract one more. In 2026, someone who is 30 was born in 1996 if their birthday has already passed, and in 1995 if it is still to come.

That second step is why an age on its own always points at two possible years. Answer “Have you had your birthday yet this year?” and the calculator gives you one. If you know the full date of birth, the age calculator gives the exact age in years, months and days instead.

How old will I be in a given year?

Subtract your birth year from the year you are asking about. That is the age you turn on your birthday that year, and you are one year younger before it. Someone born in 1990 turns 60 in 2050: 59 until their birthday, 60 after it.

For an age on one exact day, such as a wedding or a retirement date, choose Another date in the age calculator. The age difference calculator compares two people from their birth years alone.

Birth year by age in 2026

Find your age in the first column. The second column is your birth year if you have already had your birthday in 2026; the third is your birth year if it is still to come.

Age	Birthday passed	Birthday to come
1	2025	2024
2	2024	2023
3	2023	2022
4	2022	2021
5	2021	2020
6	2020	2019
7	2019	2018
8	2018	2017
9	2017	2016
10	2016	2015
11	2015	2014
12	2014	2013
13	2013	2012
14	2012	2011
15	2011	2010
16	2010	2009
17	2009	2008
18	2008	2007
19	2007	2006
20	2006	2005
21	2005	2004
22	2004	2003
23	2003	2002
24	2002	2001
25	2001	2000
26	2000	1999
27	1999	1998
28	1998	1997
29	1997	1996
30	1996	1995
31	1995	1994
32	1994	1993
33	1993	1992
34	1992	1991
35	1991	1990
36	1990	1989
37	1989	1988
38	1988	1987
39	1987	1986
40	1986	1985
41	1985	1984
42	1984	1983
43	1983	1982
44	1982	1981
45	1981	1980
46	1980	1979
47	1979	1978
48	1978	1977
49	1977	1976
50	1976	1975
51	1975	1974
52	1974	1973
53	1973	1972
54	1972	1971
55	1971	1970
56	1970	1969
57	1969	1968
58	1968	1967
59	1967	1966
60	1966	1965
61	1965	1964
62	1964	1963
63	1963	1962
64	1962	1961
65	1961	1960
66	1960	1959
67	1959	1958
68	1958	1957
69	1957	1956
70	1956	1955
71	1955	1954
72	1954	1953
73	1953	1952
74	1952	1951
75	1951	1950
76	1950	1949
77	1949	1948
78	1948	1947
79	1947	1946
80	1946	1945
81	1945	1944
82	1944	1943
83	1943	1942
84	1942	1941
85	1941	1940
86	1940	1939
87	1939	1938
88	1938	1937
89	1937	1936
90	1936	1935
91	1935	1934
92	1934	1933
93	1933	1932
94	1932	1931
95	1931	1930
96	1930	1929
97	1929	1928
98	1928	1927
99	1927	1926
100	1926	1925

Going the other way, the how old am I page lists the age each birth year turns in 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

Subtract your age from the current year if you have already had your birthday this year. If your birthday is still to come, subtract one more. Someone who is 30 in 2026 was born in 1996 if their 2026 birthday has passed, and in 1995 if it has not.

Because one age covers two possible birth years. For every age there is a group of people who have already had this year's birthday and a group who have not, and the two groups were born a year apart. Answer the birthday question and the calculator narrows it to one year.

Subtract your birth year from that year. That is the age you turn on your birthday that year; before your birthday you are one year younger. Someone born in 1990 turns 60 in 2050, so they are 59 until their birthday and 60 after it.

One hundred years before the current year if they have already had their birthday this year, or 101 years before if they have not. In 2026 that is 1926 or 1925. The table on this page lists the two possible years for every age from 1 to 100.

Not to the day. A birth year narrows your age down to two possible whole-year ages for any date. For years, months and days, enter your full date of birth in the age calculator on the homepage.

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