Born that year
1964 figure4 million babies
4,027,490 born in the U.S. (CDC/NCHS)
CDC/NCHS
Registered live births, all races (NVSR 59-1 Table 1).
CDC/NCHS, 1964 · Source (opens in a new tab)
Born in 1964
America in 1964
In 1964, about 192 million people lived in the United States, 4 million babies were born (CDC/NCHS), and Lyndon B. Johnson was president.
A dollar from 1964 buys what $10.87 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 1964?
How many people lived in the U.S. in 1964?
Americans that year
1964 figure192 million Americans
as of July 1, 1964 (U.S. Census Bureau)
US Census Bureau
Includes service members overseas.
US Census Bureau, 1964 · Source (opens in a new tab)
How much did things cost in 1964?
A dollar then
1964 average$10.87 today
By consumer prices, 1964 average vs. Sept. 2026 (BLS CPI-U).
| First-class stampall of 1964 | 5¢ |
BLS · USPS Historian — Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863
Prices in the table are as charged then, not adjusted for inflation.
BLS, 1964 · Source (opens in a new tab)
USPS Historian — Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863, 1964 · Source (opens in a new tab)
How long were people expected to live in 1964?
Life expectancy at birth
1964 figure70.2 years
U.S. life expectancy at birth, 1964 (NCHS)
CDC/NCHS
All races, both sexes. A snapshot of that year’s death rates, not a forecast for any one person.
CDC/NCHS, 1964 · Source (opens in a new tab)
Who was president in 1964?
In the White House
1964Lyndon B. Johnson
36th President of the United States
US House Office of the Historian
US House Office of the Historian, 1964 · Source (opens in a new tab)
A birthday poster from 1964
Someone born in 1964 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.