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How old am I if I was born in 1987?

If you were born in 1987 you are 38 or 39 years old, depending on whether your birthday has already come round this year. Pick your exact date below for your age to the second — and for everything else 1987 says about you.

You are a MillennialYear of the RabbitBest Picture: The Last EmperorBiggest film: Three Men and a BabyWorld population: 5.07 billion$100 then ≈ $280 nowNearest Olympics: Seoul 1988

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Being born in 1987

Anyone born in 1987 turns 39 at some point during 2026. Until their birthday arrives they are still 38, which is why an age calculator that only knows the year can never give one answer. Enter the full date above and the number becomes exact, down to the second.

1987 makes you a Millennial, and in the Chinese calendar it was the Year of the Rabbit.

What 1987 looked like

The Last Emperor won Best Picture and Three Men and a Baby was the biggest film at the box office. In the news, 1987 was the year of Black Monday crashes markets.

The world in 1987

There were about 5.07 billion people alive, against roughly 8.25 billion today. Atmospheric CO₂ stood near 350 ppm, compared with about 427 ppm now. And money went further: $100 in 1987 bought roughly what $280 buys today.

Sport around 1987

The nearest Summer Olympics were held in Seoul in 1988. The closest World Cup was won by Argentina in 1986. Around then, the moment people still talk about was Maradona’s Hand of God and goal of the century.

What else you can work out from a 1987 birthday

Once you enter the exact day, the cards above fill in: the phase of the moon on the night you were born, your star sign and birthstone, how many people share your birthday, which famous people were born on it, your age in dog years using the real 2019 formula rather than the old “multiply by seven” myth, how far you have travelled around the sun, and which historical event your birth date sits closer to than it does to today.