Whose Boundaries? McCrindle vs Pew
The same birth year, sorted by three different frameworks that disagree.
McCrindle ends Generation Z in 2009 and starts Generation Alpha in 2010; Pew Research runs Generation Z to 2012 and does not formally define Generation Alpha. A child born in 2011 is therefore Gen Alpha under one framework and Gen Z under the other.
Whose Boundaries? McCrindle vs Pew
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It uses the McCrindle generation boundaries (Gen Alpha 2010–2024, Gen Beta 2025–2039) and UN World Population Prospects vital rates. Sources and formulas are on our methodology page.
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