Born in 2003
People born in 2003 turn 23 in 2026. A dollar in 2003 buys what $1.83 buys in September 2026, and about 6.42 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 2003
2003
What things cost in 2003
| U.S. average | 2003 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $1.83 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $1.59 | $2.91 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $1.24 | $2.28 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $1.00 | $1.83 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $2.76 | $5.06 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $1.95 | $3.57 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $2.92 | $5.34 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.51 | $0.93 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.09 | $0.17 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $192,125 | $351,898 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $43,320 | $79,345 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $5.15 | $9.43 | $7.25 |
2003 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 2003
- United States
- George W. Bush (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); Tony Blair (Prime Minister)
- Russia
- Vladimir Putin (President); Mikhail Kasyanov (Prime minister)
- China
- Hu Jintao (General Secretary; paramount leader); Jiang Zemin, then Hu Jintao (President); Zhu Rongji, then Wen Jiabao (Premier)
- France
- Jacques Chirac (President); Jean-Pierre Raffarin (Prime minister)
- Germany
- Johannes Rau (President); Gerhard Schröder (Chancellor)
- Japan
- Akihito (Emperor); Junichirō Koizumi (Prime minister)
- India
- 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 2003 →
No. 1 songs of 2003
- “Lose Yourself” — Eminem (4 weeks)
- “Bump, Bump, Bump” — B2K featuring P. Diddy (1 week)
- “All I Have” — Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J (4 weeks)
- “In da Club” — 50 Cent (9 weeks)
- “Get Busy” — Sean Paul (3 weeks)
- “21 Questions” — 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg (4 weeks)
- “This Is the Night” — Clay Aiken (2 weeks)
- “Crazy in Love” — Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z (8 weeks)
- “Shake Ya Tailfeather” — Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee (4 weeks)
- “Baby Boy” — Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul (9 weeks)
- “Stand Up” — Ludacris featuring Shawnna (1 week)
- “Hey Ya!” — OutKast (3 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 2003, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2003 (Wikipedia revision 1363063354).
Famous people born in 2003
- 3 January Greta Thunberg, climate activist. source
- 12 May – Madeleine McCann, abductee source
- January 1 – Nikhil Kumar, table tennis player source
- 5 May – Carlos Alcaraz, tennis player source
- February 20 – Olivia Rodrigo, singer and actress source
- March 12 – Andrea Brillantes, actress and model source
- 29 June – Jude Bellingham, footballer source
- January 6 – MattyBRaps, singer/songwriter, rapper, and dancer source
- November 22 – Reign Parani, actress source
- January 4 – Aleah Finnegan, gymnast source
- October 22 – Lie Reposposa, singer, actress, and competition show contestant source
- 8 January - Clement Molobela, Media Personality source
- January 8 – Taylor Thierry, basketball player source
- March 29 – Sandro Reyes, football player source
- March 15 – Quinn Ewers, football player source
What happened in 2003
- February 4 – The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro" (after its two constituent states) after its leaders reconstitute the country into a loose state-union between Montenegro and Serbia, marking an end to the 73-year-long use of the name "Yugoslavia" by a sovereign state. source
- January 10 – North Korea announces its withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. source
- January 6 – The discovery of OGLE-TR-56b, the first exoplanet to be discovered through transit photometry, is announced. source
- An NGO launches a pilot mine clearance project in the Bajaur Agency. source
- 20 January – Stage 3 of the Circle MRT line is announced, which will travel through Serangoon and Bishan. It is slated for completion by 2008, but is eventually delayed to 2009. source
- January 31 – Waterfall rail accident: An Intercity Tangara G set train derails near Waterfall, killing 7 and injuring 40 others. The cause was of a faulty deadman's brake. source
- 2003 Bangkok International Film Festival took place from January 10 to 21 in Bangkok. A list of award winners can be viewed here source
- January 1 - The Ravenstein municipality ceases to exist and is amalgamated into the Oss municipality. source