Born in 2002
People born in 2002 turn 24 in 2026. A dollar in 2002 buys what $1.87 buys in September 2026, and about 6.34 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 2002
2002
What things cost in 2002
| U.S. average | 2002 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $1.87 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $1.36 | $2.54 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $1.03 | $1.93 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $1.02 | $1.90 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $2.76 | $5.16 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $1.71 | $3.21 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $2.92 | $5.48 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.51 | $0.95 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.09 | $0.17 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $186,025 | $348,460 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $42,410 | $79,442 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $5.15 | $9.65 | $7.25 |
2002 figures are annual averages of the published monthly (or quarterly) values. “Today’s dollars” uses the Consumer Price Index for September 2026; “latest” is the most recent published price. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, via FRED.
Who was in charge in 2002
- United States
- George W. Bush (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); Tony Blair (Prime Minister)
- Russia
- Vladimir Putin (President); Mikhail Kasyanov (Prime minister)
- China
- Jiang Zemin, then Hu Jintao (General Secretary; paramount leader); Jiang Zemin (President); Zhu Rongji (Premier)
- France
- Jacques Chirac (President); Lionel Jospin, then Jean-Pierre Raffarin (Prime minister)
- Germany
- Johannes Rau (President); Gerhard Schröder (Chancellor)
- Japan
- Akihito (Emperor); Junichirō Koizumi (Prime minister)
- India
- K. R. Narayanan, then A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (President); Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 2000s (revision 1371751788), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 2002 →
No. 1 songs of 2002
- “How You Remind Me” — Nickelback (2 weeks)
- “U Got It Bad” — Usher (5 weeks)
- “Always on Time” — Ja Rule featuring Ashanti (2 weeks)
- “Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)” — Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule (6 weeks)
- “Foolish” — Ashanti (10 weeks)
- “Hot in Herre” — Nelly (7 weeks)
- “Dilemma” — Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland (10 weeks)
- “A Moment Like This” — Kelly Clarkson (2 weeks)
- “Lose Yourself” — Eminem (8 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 2002, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2002 (Wikipedia revision 1363063193).
Famous people born in 2002
- 13 November – Emma Raducanu, Canadian-born tennis player source
- 11 February – Liam Lawson, motor racing driver source
- September 29 – Chloe Moriondo, musician and YouTuber source
- 4 January – Nicholas McAnulty, child actor source
- March 16 – Franchesca Salcedo, actress source
- July 19: Sōta Fujii, professional shōgi player source
- April 29 – Karina Bautista, actress and Pinoy Big Brother: Otso contestant source
- February 28 – Ylona Garcia, actress and singer source
- November 23 – Allen Ansay, actor and basketball player source
- March 4 – Alessandrea Carpio, football player source
- April 5 – Golden Cañedo, singer source
- October 2 – Jacob Sartorius, singer source
- January 10 – Laken Riley, murder victim (died 2024) source
- 6 May – Cole Palmer, footballer source
- September 8 – Gaten Matarazzo, actor source
What happened in 2002
- January 16 – The United Nations and Sierra Leone create a joint Special Court for Sierra Leone to prosecute the Revolutionary United Front. source
- January 18 – The Sierra Leone Civil War comes to a conclusion with the defeat of the Revolutionary United Front by government forces. source
- February 19 – NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system. source
- February 21: SBS Plus is launched. source
- February 5 – NASA launches the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager as part of the Explorers Program. source
- January 16 – Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 from Ampenan to Yogyakarta encountered severe thunderstorm activity during approach to its destination, suffered flameout in both engines, and ditched in a shallow river, resulting in one fatality and several injuries. source
- 14 January – Bulgaria competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, winning one silver and two bronze medals. source
- January 1 – The Euro is introduced as the official physical currency in the Eurozone countries. The first physical transactions are carried out on Réunion. The former currencies of all the countries that use the Euro cease to be legal tender on February 28. source