Born in 2023
People born in 2023 turn 3 in 2026. A dollar in 2023 buys what $1.11 buys in September 2026, and about 8.09 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 2023
2023
What things cost in 2023
| U.S. average | 2023 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $1.11 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $3.66 | $4.04 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $2.80 | $3.09 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $1.96 | $2.17 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $4.03 | $4.45 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $5.02 | $5.55 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $6.16 | $6.81 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.63 | $0.70 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.17 | $0.19 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $426,525 | $471,653 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $80,610 | $89,139 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $7.25 | $8.02 | $7.25 |
2023 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 2023
- United States
- Joe Biden (president)
- United Kingdom
- Charles III (king); 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, then Li Qiang (premier)
- France
- Emmanuel Macron (president); Élisabeth Borne (prime minister)
- Germany
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier (president); Olaf Scholz (chancellor)
- Japan
- Naruhito (emperor); Fumio Kishida (prime minister)
- India
- 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 2023 →
No. 1 songs of 2023
- “All I Want for Christmas Is You” — Mariah Carey (3 weeks)
- “Anti-Hero” — Taylor Swift (2 weeks)
- “Flowers” — Miley Cyrus (8 weeks)
- “Die for You” — The Weeknd and Ariana Grande (1 week)
- “Last Night” — Morgan Wallen (16 weeks)
- “Like Crazy” — Jimin (1 week)
- “Kill Bill” — SZA (1 week)
- “Vampire” — Olivia Rodrigo (2 weeks)
- “Seven” — Jung Kook featuring Latto (1 week)
- “Try That in a Small Town” — Jason Aldean (1 week)
- “Rich Men North of Richmond” — Oliver Anthony Music (2 weeks)
- “I Remember Everything” — Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves (1 week)
- “Paint the Town Red” — Doja Cat (3 weeks)
- “Slime You Out” — Drake featuring SZA (1 week)
- “First Person Shooter” — Drake featuring J. Cole (1 week)
- “Cruel Summer” — Taylor Swift (4 weeks)
- “Is It Over Now?” — Taylor Swift (1 week)
- “Lovin on Me” — Jack Harlow (1 week)
- “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” — Brenda Lee (2 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 2023, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2023 (Wikipedia revision 1358117347).
What happened in 2023
- January 8 – Following the 2022 Brazilian general election and the inauguration of Lula da Silva as president of Brazil, supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro storm the Brazilian National Congress, the Supreme Federal Court and the Presidential Palace of Planalto. source
- 20 January – North Macedonia and Bulgaria denounce a hate crime committed against Hristian Pendikov, secretary of the Bulgarian cultural club Tsar Boris III, in Ohrid. source
- January 23 – Trinidad and Tobago’s Energy Minister Stuart Young proposes the creation of a Caribbean energy alliance with Guyana and Suriname during an energy conference in Port of Spain. source
- 4 January – ZESCO, Zambia's largest power company, announces increased power cuts from six hours to twelve hours as a result of lower water levels at the Kariba Dam between Zambia and Zimbabwe. source
- April 14 – Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to search for life in the Jovian system, with an expected arrival year of 2031. source
- 8 January – Kaffrine bus crash: Two buses collide near Gniby in the Kaffrine Region, killing 40 and injuring 101. The government declares three days of mourning and introduces road safety measures. source
- February 1 – February 11: 2022 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco. source
- January 1 – Croatia adopts the euro and joins the Schengen Area, becoming the 20th member state of the Eurozone and the 27th member of the Schengen Area. This is the first enlargement of the Eurozone since Lithuania's entry in 2015, and the first enlargement of the Schengen Area since Liechtenstein's entry in 2011. source