Parent Generation Chart
Which generation is doing the parenting over time, and the point in the 2030s at which Gen Z becomes the majority of new parents.
Millennials are about 74% of new parents in 2026 and a projected 28% by 2038, with Gen Z becoming the majority of new parents by the mid-2030s — the first cohort of parents who grew up on smartphones themselves.
Parent Generation Chart
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Is the Parent Generation Chart free?
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No. It runs entirely in your browser. Your inputs are never sent to our server, and nothing is logged.
How accurate is it?
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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