Born in 2021
People born in 2021 turn 5 in 2026. A dollar in 2021 buys what $1.24 buys in September 2026, and about 7.95 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 2021
2021
What things cost in 2021
| U.S. average | 2021 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $1.24 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $3.05 | $3.79 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $1.67 | $2.08 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $1.52 | $1.89 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $3.54 | $4.41 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $4.33 | $5.38 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $4.71 | $5.85 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.60 | $0.75 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.14 | $0.17 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $383,000 | $476,245 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $70,780 | $88,012 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $7.25 | $9.02 | $7.25 |
2021 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 2021
- United States
- Donald Trump, then Joe Biden (president)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (queen); Boris Johnson (prime minister)
- Russia
- Vladimir Putin (president); Mikhail Mishustin (prime minister)
- China
- Xi Jinping (general secretary and paramount leader); Xi Jinping (president); Li Keqiang (premier)
- France
- Emmanuel Macron (president); Jean Castex (prime minister)
- Germany
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier (president); Angela Merkel, then Olaf Scholz (chancellor)
- Japan
- Naruhito (emperor); Yoshihide Suga, then Fumio Kishida (prime minister)
- India
- Ram Nath Kovind (president); Narendra Modi (prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 2020s (revision 1381278678), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 2021 →
No. 1 songs of 2021
- “All I Want for Christmas Is You” — Mariah Carey (2 weeks)
- “Mood” — 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior (2 weeks)
- “Drivers License” — Olivia Rodrigo (8 weeks)
- “What's Next” — Drake (1 week)
- “Up” — Cardi B (1 week)
- “Peaches” — Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon (1 week)
- “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” — Lil Nas X (1 week)
- “Leave the Door Open” — Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) (2 weeks)
- “Rapstar” — Polo G (2 weeks)
- “Save Your Tears” — The Weeknd and Ariana Grande (2 weeks)
- “Good 4 U” — Olivia Rodrigo (1 week)
- “Butter” — BTS (10 weeks)
- “Permission to Dance” — BTS (1 week)
- “Stay” — The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber (7 weeks)
- “Way 2 Sexy” — Drake featuring Future and Young Thug (1 week)
- “My Universe” — Coldplay and BTS (1 week)
- “Industry Baby” — Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow (1 week)
- “Easy on Me” — Adele (7 weeks)
- “All Too Well (Taylor's Version)” — Taylor Swift (1 week)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 2021, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2021 (Wikipedia revision 1373561103).
Famous people born in 2021
- 6 January – Nieves ("Snow"), a white Bengal tiger, born at the zoo near Managua. source
- 18 September – Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi, 11th in line to the throne at birth source
- February 12 – Virunga National Park announces the birth of the first mountain gorilla, a male, of 2021. source
- 4 June – Princess Lilibet of Sussex, 8th in line to the throne at birth source
- 18 September – Willydoit, Thoroughbred racehorse source
What happened in 2021
- January 15 – The Lao People's Revolutionary Party elects Thongloun Sisoulith as its new General Secretary, replacing retiring chief Bounnhang Vorachith. Sisoulith is elected for a five-year term as top leader in Laos. source
- January 6 – Supporters of US President Donald Trump attack the US Capitol, disrupting certification of the 2020 presidential election, and forcing both houses of Congress to evacuate. Five people die during the ensuing riot. The event is classified as a domestic terrorist attack, and draws international condemnation. source
- February 8 – The government conservation department and conservation groups announce the successful reintroduction into the wild of two male and two female spotted hyenas in Zinave National Park for the first time in forty years. source
- January 2 – A Honduran national identified as Leidy Hernández, 24, gives birth while crossing the bridge between Matamoros, Tamaulipas and Brownsville, Texas. The baby will be entitled to Mexican citizenship. source
- January 1 – The African Continental Free Trade Area comes into effect. source
- January 9 – Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashes north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 people on board. source
- 16 January – It was announced that Madagascar will organize the 2023 Indian Ocean Islands Games since the Seychelles has withdrawn. source
- January 1 – The United States adds Banco Financiero International SA (BFI) to the Cuba Restricted List. The Trump administration is considering adding Cuba to its list of state-sponsored terrorism. source