Born that year
2002 figure4 million babies
4,021,726 born in the U.S. (CDC/NCHS)
CDC/NCHS
Registered live births, all races (NVSR 59-1 Table 1), excludes births to nonresidents.
CDC/NCHS, 2002 · Source (opens in a new tab)
Born in 2002
America in 2002
In 2002, about 288 million people lived in the United States, 4 million babies were born (CDC/NCHS), and George W. Bush was president.
A dollar from 2002 buys what $1.87 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 2002?
How many people lived in the U.S. in 2002?
Americans that year
2002 figure288 million Americans
as of July 1, 2002 (U.S. Census Bureau)
US Census Bureau
US Census Bureau, 2002 · Source (opens in a new tab)
How much did things cost in 2002?
A dollar then
2002 average$1.87 today
By consumer prices, 2002 average vs. Sept. 2026 (BLS CPI-U).
| Gallon of gas (regular unleaded)2002 average | $1.36 |
| First-class stampall of 2002 | 34¢ |
| First-class stampfrom June 30, 2002 | 37¢ |
BLS · EIA Monthly Energy Review T9.4 · USPS Historian — Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863
Prices in the table are as charged then, not adjusted for inflation.
BLS, 2002 · Source (opens in a new tab)
EIA Monthly Energy Review T9.4, 2002 · Source (opens in a new tab)
USPS Historian — Rates for Domestic Letters Since 1863, 2002 · Source (opens in a new tab)
How long were people expected to live in 2002?
Life expectancy at birth
2002 figure77.0 years
U.S. life expectancy at birth, 2002 (NCHS)
CDC/NCHS
All races, both sexes. A snapshot of that year’s death rates, not a forecast for any one person.
CDC/NCHS, 2002 · Source (opens in a new tab)
Who was president in 2002?
In the White House
2002George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States
US House Office of the Historian
US House Office of the Historian, 2002 · Source (opens in a new tab)
A birthday poster from 2002
Someone born in 2002 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.
Make one for a 2002 birthdaySee the day you were born in 2002
The weather that day, the Moon that night, and your hometown, each with its source.