Born in 2017
People born in 2017 turn 9 in 2026. A dollar in 2017 buys what $1.37 buys in September 2026, and about 7.65 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 2017
2017
What things cost in 2017
| U.S. average | 2017 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $1.37 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $2.41 | $3.31 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $1.47 | $2.02 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $1.33 | $1.83 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $3.23 | $4.43 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $3.64 | $5.01 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $4.45 | $6.12 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.56 | $0.77 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.14 | $0.19 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $322,425 | $443,204 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $61,140 | $84,043 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $7.25 | $9.97 | $7.25 |
2017 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 2017
- United States
- Barack Obama, then Donald Trump (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); Theresa May (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, then Emmanuel Macron (President); Bernard Cazeneuve, then Édouard Philippe (Prime minister)
- Germany
- Joachim Gauck, then Frank-Walter Steinmeier (President); Angela Merkel (Chancellor)
- Japan
- Akihito (Emperor); Shinzō Abe (Prime minister)
- India
- Pranab Mukherjee, then Ram Nath Kovind (President); Narendra Modi (Prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 2010s (revision 1377187190), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 2017 →
No. 1 songs of 2017
- “Starboy” — The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk (1 week)
- “Black Beatles” — Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane (1 week)
- “Bad and Boujee” — Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert (3 weeks)
- “Shape of You” — Ed Sheeran (12 weeks)
- “Humble” — Kendrick Lamar (1 week)
- “That's What I Like” — Bruno Mars (1 week)
- “I'm the One” — DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne (1 week)
- “Despacito” — Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (16 weeks)
- “Look What You Made Me Do” — Taylor Swift (3 weeks)
- “Bodak Yellow” — Cardi B (3 weeks)
- “Rockstar” — Post Malone featuring 21 Savage (8 weeks)
- “Perfect” — Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé (2 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 2017, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2017 (Wikipedia revision 1358361293).
Famous people born in 2017
What happened in 2017
- January 19 – 2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) launches a military intervention in the Gambia after Yahya Jammeh refuses to cede power following the 2016 presidential elections. source
- 1 January - President Jammeh accuses the ECOWAS bloc of "declaring war" on the Gambia after it was said they were putting forces on alert in case he refuses to step down by the deadline of January 19. source
- 21 January - Jammeh reportedly leaves the Gambia for a plane to Guinea. source
- 10 January – The Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway is finally complete creating a high speed link with Djibouti. source
- 4 January - President Igor Dodon visited the city of Bender in the breakaway republic of Transnistria, making hin the first Moldovan leader to visit the region since 2009. source
- January 16 – Turkish Airlines Flight 6491, a cargo flight en route from Hong Kong to Istanbul via Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, crashes in a residential area while attempting to land at Manas International Airport, Bishkek, killing all four crew members on board and 35 people on the ground. source
- 13 January – Iraqi forces fighting the Islamic State militants manage to seize full control of Mosul University which the army described as a significant victory. source
- 17 January – The government approves proposed amendments tightening conditions for job-seekers receiving unemployment benefits. source