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Four-in-ten Millennial workers ages 25 to 29 had completed at least a bachelor’s degree in 2016, compared with 32% of Generation X workers and smaller shares of the Baby Boom and Silent generations when they were in the same age range.
Learn how Pew Research Center defines and studies generations, and how different factors such as demographics, attitudes, historical events and period effects shape generational differences. Explore the characteristics and views of the Baby Boom, Generation X, Millennial and Silent generations.
This web page compares Millennials with previous generations on various indicators of young adulthood, such as education, employment, income, wealth, diversity, and politics. It does not address the question of Gen X vs Millennials directly, but provides some data on Gen X as a reference point.
When we have the data to study groups of similarly aged people over time, we won’t always default to using the standard generational definitions and labels, like Gen Z, Millennials or Baby Boomers.
YearSilent Generation (1928-45)Baby Boomers (1946-64)Generation X (1965-80)Millennials (1981 to
Though Biden is 81 years old, most global leaders are in their 50s and 60s, and the median age of current national leaders is 62. report Mar 11, 2024 How Teens and Parents Approach Screen Time
Ownership rates continue to drop off, to 19% of Older Boomers (ages 56-64), 8% of the Silent Generation (ages 66-74), and only 3% of the G.I. Generation (age 75 and older). Additionally, as previously reported in “ Americans and Their Gadgets ,” parents with children living at home are nearly twice as likely as non-parents to own a game ...
Members of the Silent Generation are the most likely to view this as a bad thing for society. There is a similar pattern in views of people of different races marrying each other, with larger shares of Millennials and Gen Zers saying this is a good thing for our society, compared with older generations.
Among those 35 to 50 (the age range for Gen X), 58% consider themselves part of “Generation X.” The oldest cohort of Americans is by far the least likely to embrace a generational label. Just 18% of those ages 70 to 87 (the age range of the Silent Generation) actually see themselves as part of the “Silent Generation.”
Pew Research Center reports on the population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau that show Millennials (ages 23 to 38 in 2019) surpassed Boomers (ages 55 to 73) in 2019. The web page also provides projections for Generation X and Baby Boomers based on demographic trends.