Class of 1972 — World · Yıldaşlar

In 1972, 123,554,018 babies were born in the world; this page represents 1,000 of them.

93 died in the first year, 137 by age five.

In the class of 1999, 55 died in the first year; in the class of 2025, 27.

Of 76 classes, this is the 51st largest.

As of 2026, 752 of 1,000 are alive (75.2%).

Of 1,000 born in Japan the same year, 948 are alive; in Nigeria, 485.

Where 1,000 babies born worldwide that year came from: China 231, India 182, Indonesia 38, Bangladesh 28, Brazil 28, US 28.

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

Half the class will be gone by 2051.

Its last member will die between 2075 and 2085.