Born in 2014
People born in 2014 turn 12 in 2026. A dollar in 2014 buys what $1.42 buys in September 2026, and about 7.38 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 2014
2014
What things cost in 2014
| U.S. average | 2014 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $1.42 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $3.37 | $4.79 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $2.02 | $2.87 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $1.40 | $1.99 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $3.69 | $5.26 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $3.90 | $5.55 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $4.99 | $7.10 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.60 | $0.85 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.14 | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $285,775 | $406,736 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $53,660 | $76,373 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $7.25 | $10.32 | $7.25 |
2014 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 2014
- United States
- Barack Obama (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); David Cameron (Prime Minister)
- Russia
- Vladimir Putin (President); Dmitry Medvedev (Prime minister)
- China
- Xi Jinping (General Secretary; paramount leader); Xi Jinping (President); Li Keqiang (Premier)
- France
- François Hollande (President); Jean-Marc Ayrault, then Manuel Valls (Prime minister)
- Germany
- Joachim Gauck (President); Angela Merkel (Chancellor)
- Japan
- Akihito (Emperor); Shinzō Abe (Prime minister)
- India
- Pranab Mukherjee (President); Manmohan Singh, then Narendra Modi (Prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 2010s (revision 1377187190), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 2014 →
No. 1 songs of 2014
- “The Monster” — Eminem featuring Rihanna (2 weeks)
- “Timber” — Pitbull featuring Kesha (3 weeks)
- “Dark Horse” — Katy Perry featuring Juicy J (4 weeks)
- “Happy” — Pharrell Williams (10 weeks)
- “All of Me” — John Legend (3 weeks)
- “Fancy” — Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX (7 weeks)
- “Rude” — Magic! (6 weeks)
- “Shake It Off” — Taylor Swift (4 weeks)
- “All About That Bass” — Meghan Trainor (8 weeks)
- “Blank Space” — Taylor Swift (5 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 2014, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2014 (Wikipedia revision 1363064094).
Famous people born in 2014
- September 26 – Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky, daughter of Chelsea Clinton and granddaughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton source
- 17 January – Mia Tindall, daughter of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall michal wojno source
- 26 September – Melody Belle, Thoroughbred racehorse source
- 12 November – Grunt, Thoroughbred racehorse source
- 13 September – Vin De Dance, Thoroughbred racehorse source
What happened in 2014
- 26 January - The Tunisian Constitution of 2014 was adopted on 26 January 2014 by the Constituent Assembly. source
- January 3 - The United States evacuates additional diplomatic personnel at its embassy in Juba due to the deteriorating security situation. source
- 1 January – A SriLankan Airlines flight to London Heathrow Airport is forced to return to Bandaranaike International Airport after a crack appears on the wind screen. source
- Weekend Times ceases operations source
- February 4 – Archaeologists working near the ancient settlement of Edfu in southern Egypt discover the remains of a 4,600-year-old step pyramid. source
- January 9 – The Elk River Chemical Spill in Charleston, West Virginia, when a leakage of the chemical MCMH from a Freedom Industries chemical plant left 300,000 residents of Charleston and nine surrounding counties without drinkable water for over three months. source
- January 14- Myanmar host the 2014 ASEAN Para Games for first time. source
- January 1 – Latvia adopts the euro as its currency and becomes the 18th member of the Eurozone. source