Born in 2011
People born in 2011 turn 15 in 2026. A dollar in 2011 buys what $1.50 buys in September 2026, and about 7.11 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 2011
2011
What things cost in 2011
| U.S. average | 2011 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $1.50 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $3.53 | $5.28 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $1.77 | $2.65 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $1.44 | $2.16 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $3.57 | $5.35 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $2.77 | $4.16 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $5.19 | $7.78 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.61 | $0.91 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.13 | $0.19 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $224,900 | $336,881 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $50,050 | $74,971 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $7.25 | $10.86 | $7.25 |
2011 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 2011
- United States
- Barack Obama (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); David Cameron (Prime Minister)
- Russia
- Dmitry Medvedev (President); Vladimir Putin (Prime minister)
- China
- Hu Jintao (General Secretary; paramount leader); Hu Jintao (President); Wen Jiabao (Premier)
- France
- Nicolas Sarkozy (President); François Fillon (Prime minister)
- Germany
- Christian Wulff (President); Angela Merkel (Chancellor)
- Japan
- Akihito (Emperor); Naoto Kan, then Yoshihiko Noda (Prime minister)
- India
- Pratibha Patil (President); Manmohan Singh (Prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 2010s (revision 1377187190), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 2011 →
No. 1 songs of 2011
- “Firework” — Katy Perry (2 weeks)
- “Grenade” — Bruno Mars (4 weeks)
- “Hold It Against Me” — Britney Spears (1 week)
- “Black and Yellow” — Wiz Khalifa (1 week)
- “Born This Way” — Lady Gaga (6 weeks)
- “E.T.” — Katy Perry featuring Kanye West (5 weeks)
- “S&M” — Rihanna featuring Britney Spears (1 week)
- “Rolling in the Deep” — Adele (7 weeks)
- “Give Me Everything” — Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer (1 week)
- “Party Rock Anthem” — LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock (6 weeks)
- “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” — Katy Perry (2 weeks)
- “Moves Like Jagger” — Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera (4 weeks)
- “Someone Like You” — Adele (5 weeks)
- “We Found Love” — Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris (8 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 2011, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2011 (Wikipedia revision 1363063937).
Famous people born in 2011
- December 27 – Jocelyn Nungaray, murder victim (died 2024) source
- August 10 – Jeremy Maguire, actor source
- October 6 – Ryan Kaji, YouTube star source
- April 22 – Violet McGraw, actress source
- 11 February – Luna Fulgencio, actress source
- 8 January – Princess Josephine, princess of Denmark source
- 8 January – Prince Vincent, prince of Denmark source
- 1 May – Manukura, white North Island brown kiwi source
What happened in 2011
- January 4 - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir goes to Juba to meet with Southern Sudanese President of the Government Salva Kiir Mayardit ahead of Southern Sudan's independence referendum. source
- January 1 – A bomb explodes as Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt leave a new year service, killing 23 people. source
- January 11: The Arctic Sun rises over Ilulissat, two days earlier than expected. A possible explanation is alterations in atmospheric refraction or inversion from ice crystals that may or may not be the result of global warming. source
- January 31 - Oman says it has uncovered a spy network from the United Arab Emirates operating in the country. source
- January 7 - The United Nations says thousands of people are arriving in Southern Sudan from north Sudan ahead of the independence referendum on Sunday. source
- January 1 – Flight 348 with 134 occupants, operated by Metrojet, catches fire while taxiing out for take-off. Three people are killed and 43 are injured, four critically, from smoke inhalation or burns. source
- January 25 – The 2011 Egyptian revolution begins. source
- January 1 – Estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the 17th Eurozone country. source