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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.