Born that year
1963 figure4.1 million babies
4,098,020 born in the U.S. (CDC/NCHS)
CDC/NCHS
Registered live births, all races (NVSR 59-1 Table 1).
CDC/NCHS, 1963 · Source (opens in a new tab)
Born in 1963
America in 1963
In 1963, about 189 million people lived in the United States, 4.1 million babies were born (CDC/NCHS), and John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson served as president.
A dollar from 1963 buys what $11.01 buys today, by consumer prices.
The Born Story shows the world on the day you were born — enter a birthday to see the weather, prices, and headlines of that day.
How many babies were born in 1963?
How many people lived in the U.S. in 1963?
Americans that year
1963 figure189 million Americans
as of July 1, 1963 (U.S. Census Bureau)
US Census Bureau
Includes service members overseas.
US Census Bureau, 1963 · Source (opens in a new tab)
How much did things cost in 1963?
A dollar then
1963 average$11.01 today
By consumer prices, 1963 average vs. Sept. 2026 (BLS CPI-U).
| First-class stampall of 1963 | 4¢ |
| First-class stampfrom January 7, 1963 | 5¢ |
BLS · USPS Historian — Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863
Prices in the table are as charged then, not adjusted for inflation.
BLS, 1963 · Source (opens in a new tab)
USPS Historian — Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863, 1963 · Source (opens in a new tab)
How long were people expected to live in 1963?
Life expectancy at birth
1963 figure69.9 years
U.S. life expectancy at birth, 1963 (NCHS)
CDC/NCHS
All races, both sexes. A snapshot of that year’s death rates, not a forecast for any one person.
CDC/NCHS, 1963 · Source (opens in a new tab)
Who was president in 1963?
In the White House
1963John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson took office on November 22, 1963.
US House Office of the Historian
US House Office of the Historian, 1963 · Source (opens in a new tab)
A birthday poster from 1963
Someone born in 1963 gets a poster of their own day: the weather where they were born, the Moon that night, and what the world looked like, with every fact sourced.
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The weather that day, the Moon that night, and your hometown, each with its source.