How Old Am I If I Was Born in 1968?
Facts about 1968
What happened in 1968
- Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis.
- Apollo 8 became the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon.
Growing up after 1968
You turned 10 in 1978, the year Louise Brown, the first baby conceived through IVF, was born in England.
You turned 18 in 1986, the year the Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened in April.
You turned 30 in 1998, the year Google was founded in September.
You turned 50 in 2018, the year the EU's GDPR privacy law took effect.
Age by year for someone born in 1968
| Year | Before birthday | After birthday |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 58 |
| 2027 | 58 | 59 |
| 2028 | 59 | 60 |
| 2029 | 60 | 61 |
| 2030 | 61 | 62 |
| 2031 | 62 | 63 |
Birthday milestones
- Turns 1 in 1969
- Turns 10 in 1978
- Turns 13 in 1981
- Turns 16 in 1984
- Turns 18 in 1986
- Turns 21 in 1989
- Turns 25 in 1993
- Turns 30 in 1998
- Turns 40 in 2008
- Turns 50 in 2018
- Turns 60 in 2028
- Turns 65 in 2033
- Turns 70 in 2038
- Turns 75 in 2043
- Turns 80 in 2048
- Turns 90 in 2058
- Turns 100 in 2068
How this is worked out
Your age goes up by one on each birthday, so knowing only your birth year leaves two possible answers: the current year minus 1968, or one less if your birthday hasn't come yet. Pick your birth month and day above to get your exact age in years, months and days, or use the full age calculator.
The Chinese zodiac follows the lunar new year, which falls between January 21 and February 20, so people born early in 1968 may belong to the previous animal. Generation names follow the ranges commonly used by Pew Research Center.