Generations

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Generation  | Mccrindle  | Pew  | Strauss-Howe  | Japanese Traditional Generations  | GenWHY

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Arthurian  | N/A  | N/A  | 1433-1460 (28)  |  |
Humanist  | 1461-1482 (22)  |  |
Reformation  | 1483-1511 (29)  |  |
Reprisal  | 1512-1540 (29)  |  |
Elizabethan  | 1541-1565 (25)  |  |
Parliamentary  | 1566-1587 (22)  |  |
Puritan  | 1588-1617 (30)  |  |
Cavalier  | 1618-1647 (30)  |  |
Glorious  | 1648-1673 (26)  |  |
Enlightenment  | 1674-1700 (27)  |  |
Awakening  | 1701-1723 (23)  |  |
Liberty  | 1724-1741 (18)  |  |
Republican  | 1742-1766 (25)  |  |
Compromise  | 1767-1791 (25)  |  |
Transcendental  | 1792-1821 (30)  |  |
Gilded  | 1822-1842 (21)  |  |
Progressive  | 1843-1859 (17)  |  |
Missionary  | 1860-1882 (23)  | 明治一桁世代 (Meiji Hitoketa Sedai) 1868-1877 (10)  |
Lost  | 1883-1900 (18)  | 明治二桁世代 (Meiji Futaketa Sedai) 1878-1911 (34)  |
G.I.  | ?-1924  | ?-1927  | 1901-1924 (24)  | 大正世代 (Taisho Sedai) 1912-1925 (13)  |
Silent  | 1925-1945 (21)  | 1928-1945 (18)  | 1925-1942 (18)  | 昭和一桁世代 (Showa Hitoketa Sedai) 1926-1935 (10)

焼け跡世代 (Yakeato Sedai) 1935-1946 (12)

| 1924-1945 (22)
Baby boom  | 1946-1964 (19)  | 1946-1964 (19)  | 1943-1960 (18)  | 団塊世代 (Dankai "Boomer" Sedai) 1947-1950 (4) - cusp

しらけ世代 (Shirake Sedai) 1951-1964 (14)

| 1946-1965 (20)
Generation X  | 1965-1979 (15)  | 1965-1980 (16)  | 1961-1981 (21)  | バブル世代 (Baburu "Bubble" Sedai) 1965-1970 (6) - cusp

氷河期世代** (Hyougakki "Ice Age" Sedai) 1971-1981 (11)

| 1965-1984 (20)
Millennial  | 1980-1994 (15)  | 1981-1996 (16)  | 1982-2005 (24)  | プレッシャー世代 (Puresshaa "Pressure" Sedai) 1982-1986 (5) - cusp

ゆとり世代 (Yutori Sedai) 1987-1996 (10)

| 1985-2005 (21)
Generation Z  | 1995-2009 (15)  | 1997-2012 (16)  | N/A  | 脱ゆとり・さとり世代 (Datsu Yutori / Satori Sedai) 1997-2004 (8) - cusp

コロナ世代*** (Korona "COVID" Sedai) 2001-2014 (14)

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Generation Alpha  | 2010-2024 (15)  | 2013-?  | 2006-2029 (24)  | TBD  | 2006-mid 2020s (19-21*)
Generation Beta  | 2025-2039 (15)  | TBD  | 2030-early 2050s (20-25*)  | TBD  | TBD

* = Based on the definition of S&H generations being approximately 20-25 years.

** = This can further be divided up into 団塊ジュニア世代 (Dankai Jr. "Boomer Jr." Sedai) (early 1970s) and the rest ポスト団塊ジュニア世代 (Post Dankai Jr. Sedai) (late 1970s-1981)

*** = (As of 2024,) it is generally accepted as someone who was 5 (turning 6) to 19 years old in 2020 (start of COVID-19 pandemic), which likely affected their school years (K-12 and university). According to a 2022 survey from Japanese high school students, they considered themselves as コロナ世代. (However, it won't be confirmed until c. 2032 when all of them are 18 or older to see if this name stays). In the context of working, however, it can be defined as 1998-2006 (age 18-26 in 2024). This is because during the COVID pandemic (2020-2024), they became adults and were in university during part or all of this time period. There is also a chance that this could be the last Japanese traditional generation name because Japanese people are beginning to use the English generation names (e.g., Z世代・α世代).

**** = Based on GenWHY generations ranging approximately 20-22 years.

Birth year range  | McCrindle  | Pew  | Strauss-Howe  | Summary

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1433-1460  | N/A  | N/A  | Arthurian  | Arthurian
1461-1482  | Humanist  | Humanist
1483-1511  | Reformation  | Reformation
1512-1540  | Reprisal  | Reprisal
1541-1565  | Elizabethan  | Elizabethan
1566-1587  | Parliamentary  | Parliamentary
1588-1617  | Puritan  | Puritan
1618-1647  | Cavalier  | Cavalier
1648-1673  | Glorious  | Glorious
1674-1700  | Enlightenment  | Enlightenment
1701-1723  | Awakening  | Awakening
1724-1741  | Liberty  | Liberty
1742-1766  | Republican  | Republican
1767-1791  | Compromise  | Compromise
1792-1821  | Transcendental  | Transcendental
1822-1842  | Gilded  | Gilded
1843-1859  | Progressive  | Progressive
1860-1882  | Missionary  | Missionary
1883-1900  | Lost  | Lost
1901-1924  | G.I.  | G.I
1925-1927  | Builder  | Silent  | G.I  | Silent
1928-1942  | Silent  | Silent
1943-1945  | Baby Boom  | Silent  | Baby Boom
1946-1960  | Baby Boom  | Baby Boom  | Baby Boom
1961-1964  | Generation X  | Baby Boom  | Generation X
1965-1979  | Generation X  | Generation X  | Generation X
1980  | Generation Y  | Generation X  | Millennial
1981  | Millennial  | Generation X  | Millennial
1982-1994  | Millennial  | Millennial
1995-1996  | Generation Z  | Millennial  | Generation Z
1997-2005  | Generation Z  | Millennial  | Generation Z
2006-2009  | Homeland  | Generation Z  | Generation Alpha
2010-2012  | Generation Alpha  | Generation Z  | Generation Alpha
2013-2024  | TBD  | Generation Alpha
2025-2029  | Generation Beta  | TBD
2030-2039  | TBD
Generation  | Strictest  | Probable  | Broadest

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Arthurian  | 1433-1460 (28)  | 1433-1460 (28)  | 1433-1460 (28)
Humanist  | 1461-1482 (22)  | 1461-1482 (22)  | 1461-1482 (22)
Reformation  | 1483-1511 (29)  | 1483-1511 (29)  | 1483-1511 (29)
Reprisal  | 1512-1540 (29)  | 1512-1540 (29)  | 1512-1540 (29)
Elizabethan  | 1541-1565 (25)  | 1541-1565 (25)  | 1541-1565 (25)
Parliamentary  | 1566-1587 (22)  | 1566-1587 (22)  | 1566-1587 (22)
Puritan  | 1588-1617 (30)  | 1588-1617 (30)  | 1588-1617 (30)
Cavalier  | 1618-1647 (30)  | 1618-1647 (30)  | 1618-1647 (30)
Glorious  | 1648-1673 (26)  | 1648-1673 (26)  | 1648-1673 (26)
Enlightenment  | 1674-1700 (27)  | 1674-1700 (27)  | 1674-1700 (27)
Awakening  | 1701-1723 (23)  | 1701-1723 (23)  | 1701-1723 (23)
Liberty  | 1724-1741 (18)  | 1724-1741 (18)  | 1724-1741 (18)
Republican  | 1742-1766 (25)  | 1742-1766 (25)  | 1742-1766 (25)
Compromise  | 1767-1791 (25)  | 1767-1791 (25)  | 1767-1791 (25)
Transcendental  | 1792-1821 (30)  | 1792-1821 (30)  | 1792-1821 (30)
Gilded  | 1822-1842 (21)  | 1822-1842 (21)  | 1822-1842 (21)
Progressive  | 1843-1859 (17)  | 1843-1859 (17)  | 1843-1859 (17)
Missionary  | 1860-1882 (23)  | 1860-1882 (23)  | 1860-1882 (23)
Lost  | 1883-1900 (18)  | 1883-1900 (18)  | 1883-1900 (18)
G.I.  | 1901-1924 (24)  | 1901-1924 (24)  | 1901-1927 (27)
Silent  | 1928-1942 (15)  | 1925-1945 (21)  | 1925-1945 (21)
Baby Boom  | 1946-1960 (15)  | 1946-1964 (19)  | 1943-1964 (22)
Generation X  | 1965-1979 (15)  | 1965-1980 (16)  | 1961-1981 (21)
Millennial  | 1982-1994 (13)  | 1981-1996 (16)  | 1980-2005 (26)
Generation Z  | N/A  | 1997-2009 (13)  | 1995-2012 (18)
Generation Alpha  | 2013-2024 (12)  | 2010-?  | 2006-2029 (24)
Generation Beta  | TBD  | TBD  | 2025-?

## Notes

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[a] Mccrindle's 'Builders' align best with other models' Silent Generation

[b] Mccrindle's 'Generation Y' aligns best with other models' Millennial Generation

[c] Whilst not explicit, any direct successor of Generation Z proposed by Pew Research Center must align best with other Mccrindle's 'Gen Alpha' and S&H's 'Homeland Generation'

[d] S&H's 'Homeland Generation' aligns best with Mccrindle's Generation Alpha

## References

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https://mccrindle.com.au/article/topic/demographics/the-generations-defined/

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/01/17/where-millennials-end-and-generation-z-begins/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strauss–Howe_generational_theory

https://www.genwhy.com/_files/ugd/5ccc25_695074dbc5724d76ae103635b5d9ab5d.pdf