How Old Am I If I Was Born in 1979?
Facts about 1979
What happened in 1979
- The Iranian Revolution took place.
- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was executed in April.
- Sony launched the Walkman, and the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in December.
Growing up after 1979
You turned 10 in 1989, the year Tim Berners-Lee proposed the World Wide Web at CERN.
You turned 18 in 1997, the year Hong Kong was returned to China on July 1.
You turned 30 in 2009, the year Bitcoin's first block was mined in January.
Age by year for someone born in 1979
| Year | Before birthday | After birthday |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 47 |
| 2027 | 47 | 48 |
| 2028 | 48 | 49 |
| 2029 | 49 | 50 |
| 2030 | 50 | 51 |
| 2031 | 51 | 52 |
Birthday milestones
- Turns 1 in 1980
- Turns 10 in 1989
- Turns 13 in 1992
- Turns 16 in 1995
- Turns 18 in 1997
- Turns 21 in 2000
- Turns 25 in 2004
- Turns 30 in 2009
- Turns 40 in 2019
- Turns 50 in 2029
- Turns 60 in 2039
- Turns 65 in 2044
- Turns 70 in 2049
- Turns 75 in 2054
- Turns 80 in 2059
- Turns 90 in 2069
- Turns 100 in 2079
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 1979, 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 1979 may belong to the previous animal. Generation names follow the ranges commonly used by Pew Research Center.