Class of 1971 — World · Yıldaşlar

In 1971, 123,739,681 babies were born in the world; this page represents 1,000 of them.

97 died in the first year, 141 by age five.

In the class of 1998, 57 died in the first year; in the class of 2025, 27.

Of 76 classes, this is the 49th largest.

As of 2026, 742 of 1,000 are alive (74.2%).

Of 1,000 born in Japan the same year, 943 are alive; in Nigeria, 472.

Where 1,000 babies born worldwide that year came from: China 240, India 179, Indonesia 38, US 30, Brazil 28, Bangladesh 27.

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

Half the class will be gone by 2049.

Its last member will die between 2074 and 2084.