Born in 2024
People born in 2024 turn 2 in 2026. A dollar in 2024 buys what $1.07 buys in September 2026. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 2024
2024
What things cost in 2024
| U.S. average | 2024 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $1.07 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $3.45 | $3.70 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $3.17 | $3.41 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $1.97 | $2.12 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $3.98 | $4.28 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $5.39 | $5.79 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $6.32 | $6.79 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.62 | $0.67 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.18 | $0.19 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $418,975 | $450,030 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $83,160 | $89,324 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $7.25 | $7.79 | $7.25 |
2024 figures are annual averages of the published monthly (or quarterly) values. “Today’s dollars” uses the Consumer Price Index for September 2026; “latest” is the most recent published price. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, via FRED.
Who was in charge in 2024
- United States
- Joe Biden (president)
- United Kingdom
- Charles III (king); Rishi Sunak, then Keir Starmer (prime minister)
- Russia
- Vladimir Putin (president); Mikhail Mishustin (prime minister)
- China
- Xi Jinping (general secretary and paramount leader); Xi Jinping (president); Li Qiang (premier)
- France
- Emmanuel Macron (president); Élisabeth Borne, then Gabriel Attal, then Michel Barnier, then François Bayrou (prime minister)
- Germany
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier (president); Olaf Scholz (chancellor)
- Japan
- Naruhito (emperor); Fumio Kishida, then Shigeru Ishiba (prime minister)
- India
- Droupadi Murmu (president); Narendra Modi (prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 2020s (revision 1381278678), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 2024 →
No. 1 songs of 2024
- “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” — Brenda Lee (1 week)
- “Lovin on Me” — Jack Harlow (5 weeks)
- “Yes, And?” — Ariana Grande (1 week)
- “Hiss” — Megan Thee Stallion (1 week)
- “Texas Hold 'Em” — Beyoncé (2 weeks)
- “Carnival” — ¥$: Ye and Ty Dolla Sign featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti (1 week)
- “We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” — Ariana Grande (1 week)
- “Lose Control” — Teddy Swims (1 week)
- “Like That” — Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar (3 weeks)
- “Too Sweet” — Hozier (1 week)
- “Fortnight” — Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone (2 weeks)
- “Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar (2 weeks)
- “I Had Some Help” — Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen (6 weeks)
- “Please Please Please” — Sabrina Carpenter (1 week)
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” — Shaboozey (19 weeks)
- “Love Somebody” — Morgan Wallen (1 week)
- “Squabble Up” — Kendrick Lamar (1 week)
- “All I Want for Christmas Is You” — Mariah Carey (3 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 2024, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2024 (Wikipedia revision 1346104219).
What happened in 2024
- January 1 – The Republic of Artsakh is formally dissolved following the recapture of the Nagorno-Karabakh region by Azerbaijan. source
- January 3 – 2024 Kerman bombings: An Islamic State double bombing kills 94 people during a memorial event commemorating the assassination of Qasem Soleimani in Kerman, Iran. The bombing was carried out using two briefcase bombs placed at the entrance that were detonated remotely. source
- January 19 – Japan becomes the 5th country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, with its SLIM mission. source
- 14 February – Airbus C-295MW officially entered service with the Royal Brunei Air Force. source
- 11 January – Researchers discover the Upano Valley sites, a network of ancient cities that is the oldest known settlement in the Amazon. source
- January 1 – A 7.5 M ww earthquake strikes the western coast of Japan (Noto Peninsula), killing at least 504 people and injuring 1,389 others. A further 5 are killed the next day when a Coast Guard aircraft carrying humanitarian aid was involved in a collision with a Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 aircraft, destroying both aircraft. All 379 people aboard the passenger jet are evacuated safely. source
- January 31 – Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Iskandar ascends the throne as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. source
- February 2 – Economy minister and concurrent deputy prime minister Alejandro Gil Fernández is dismissed by First Secretary Miguel Díaz-Canel amid an ongoing economic crisis. Díaz-Canel subsequently announces a criminal investigation against Gil for unspecified offenses. source