Gen Z Birth Years by Framework
What each major framework says Generation Z starts and ends, side by side, because the disagreement is the reason two sources give you different answers.
Generation Z starts in 1995 or 1997 and ends in 2009, 2010 or 2012 depending on the source; this site uses 1997–2009 — so birth years at either end belong to two different generations at once.
Gen Z Birth Years by Framework
Frequently asked
What years is Gen Z exactly?
1997 to 2009 on this site: Pew's start year and McCrindle's end year. Pew runs it to 2012; McCrindle's own definition is 1995 to 2009.
Which is correct?
Neither is a measurement. They are conventions, and the only real error is quoting a statistic from one framework while using another’s birth years.
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