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Class of 1973 — World · Yıldaşlar

In 1973, 123,563,931 babies were born in the world; this page represents 1,000 of them.

93 died in the first year, 135 by age five.

In the class of 2000, 54 died in the first year; in the class of 2025, 27.

Of 76 classes, this is the 50th largest.

As of 2026, 759 of 1,000 are alive (75.9%).

Of 1,000 born in Japan the same year, 951 are alive; in Nigeria, 498.

Where 1,000 babies born worldwide that year came from: China 224, India 186, Indonesia 39, Bangladesh 29, Brazil 28, US 27.

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

Half the class will be gone by 2052.

Its last member will die between 2076 and 2086.

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

Source: UN WPP 2024 · Sources · Yıldaşlar