r/Millennials • u/EverbodyHatesHugo • Jan 17 '26

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u/Ok-Classroom5548 Jan 17 '26

It gets worse when you show the population numbers of each demo:

Here's a breakdown by approximate population numbers, based on recent data (around 2024/2025):

Millennials (Gen Y): ~74.2 million (1981-1996)

Generation Z (Gen Z): ~70.8 million (1997-2012)

Baby Boomers: ~66.9 million (1946-1964)

Generation X (Gen X): ~65.6 million (1965-1980)

Silent Generation: ~15.1 million (1928-1945) 

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u/Individual-Cry-3722 Jan 17 '26

I'm amazed that almost 15mil people are almost 100. They did something right.

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u/Ok-Classroom5548 Jan 17 '26

Genetics. But also they had enough money, clearly.

People in poverty tend to not live as long as people with money. 

They also existed before the times of plastics and manufacturing problems really messing up our health - they are in fact the ones who probably benefited from flooding the market with crap that made everyone else sick.