Born in 2022
People born in 2022 turn 4 in 2026. A dollar in 2022 buys what $1.15 buys in September 2026, and about 8.02 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 2022
2022
What things cost in 2022
| U.S. average | 2022 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $1.15 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $4.09 | $4.71 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $2.86 | $3.29 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $1.70 | $1.96 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $4.09 | $4.71 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $4.81 | $5.54 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $5.89 | $6.78 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.64 | $0.73 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.16 | $0.18 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $432,950 | $498,465 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $74,580 | $85,866 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $7.25 | $8.35 | $7.25 |
2022 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 2022
- United States
- Joe Biden (president)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (queen); Charles III (king); Boris Johnson, then Liz Truss, then Rishi Sunak (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, then Élisabeth Borne (prime minister)
- Germany
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier (president); Olaf Scholz (chancellor)
- Japan
- Naruhito (emperor); Fumio Kishida (prime minister)
- India
- Ram Nath Kovind, then Droupadi Murmu (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 2022 →
No. 1 songs of 2022
- “All I Want for Christmas Is You” — Mariah Carey (5 weeks)
- “Easy on Me” — Adele (3 weeks)
- “We Don't Talk About Bruno” — Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and the Encanto cast (5 weeks)
- “Heat Waves” — Glass Animals (5 weeks)
- “As It Was” — Harry Styles (15 weeks)
- “First Class” — Jack Harlow (3 weeks)
- “Wait for U” — Future featuring Drake and Tems (1 week)
- “Jimmy Cooks” — Drake featuring 21 Savage (1 week)
- “About Damn Time” — Lizzo (2 weeks)
- “Break My Soul” — Beyoncé (2 weeks)
- “Super Freaky Girl” — Nicki Minaj (1 week)
- “Bad Habit” — Steve Lacy (3 weeks)
- “Unholy” — Sam Smith and Kim Petras (1 week)
- “Anti-Hero” — Taylor Swift (6 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 2022, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2022 (Wikipedia revision 1295554110).
What happened in 2022
- February 4 – China and Russia issue a joint statement opposing further NATO expansion, expressing "serious concerns" about the AUKUS security pact, and pledging to cooperate with each other on a range of issues. source
- January 6 – The CSTO deploys a "peacekeeping" mission in Kazakhstan, including Russian paratroopers, following a request by Kazakh president Tokayev. source
- 24 January – The High Court of Botswana upholds the exclusive license of Fresh Standard to cultivate cannabis, ruling that it was improperly withdrawn. source
- 1 February–The Tanzanite Bridge is officially opened source
- 4 January – A search continues for 14 people missing at sea in the Solomon Islands, after their boat failed to reach the Shortland Islands. Efforts were called off yesterday due to bad weather. source
- January 2 – Abdalla Hamdok resigns as Prime Minister of Sudan amid deadly protests. source
- January 9 – February 6 – The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations is held in Cameroon, with Senegal winning their first championship. source
- January 1 – The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the largest free trade area in the world, comes into effect for Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. source