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Class of 1968 — World · Yıldaşlar

In 1968, 121,825,890 babies were born in the world; this page represents 1,000 of them.

100 died in the first year, 150 by age five.

In the class of 1995, 61 died in the first year; in the class of 2025, 27.

Of 76 classes, this is the 55th largest.

As of 2026, 712 of 1,000 are alive (71.2%).

Of 1,000 born in Japan the same year, 928 are alive; in Nigeria, 432.

Where 1,000 babies born worldwide that year came from: China 260, India 174, Indonesia 37, US 30, Brazil 27, Bangladesh 25.

Generation: Gen X (1965–1980, Pew definition).

Half the class will be gone by 2046.

Its last member will die between 2071 and 2081.

Dots are not real people; each dot stands for one in a thousand of those born that year.

Mortality for the 1950–1989 cohorts is a model estimate.

Source: UN WPP 2024 · Sources · Yıldaşlar