[91], Individuals born in the Millennial and Generation Z cusp years have been sometimes identified as a "microgeneration" with characteristics of both generations. [213], A 2015 study by Microsoft found that 77% of respondents aged 18 to 24 said yes to the statement, "When nothing is occupying my attention, the first thing I do is reach for my phone," compared to just 10% for those aged 65 and over. According to previous research, screen activities not only take away the time that could be spent on homework, physical activities, verbal communication, and sleep (the time-displacement hypothesis) but also diminish mental activities (the passivity hypothesis). MILLENNIALS (1981-1996) What comes after Generation X? [135] Frey's analysis of U.S. Census data suggests that as of 2019, 50.9% of Generation Z is white, 13.8% is black, 25.0% Hispanic, and 5.3% Asian. Millennials, Gen X, Gen Z, baby boomers: how generation labels cloud But the share of individuals with such a condition in low- to middle-income countries were up to twice as high as their wealthier counterparts because they lacked the sources needed to tackle the problem, such as preventing children from being born with ID due to hereditary conditions with antenatal genetic screening, poor child and maternal care facilities, and inadequate nutrition, leading to, for instance, iodine deficiency. Currently 25-39 years old. Amir Kabir University of Technology students protest against the hijab and the government in the aftermath of the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the Iranian morality police for allegedly violating the hijab code, 2022. Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Latvia had the lowest shares of foreign-born young people, at 1.4 to 2.5% of the total age group. They also found that 57% of boys claimed to make friends through video gaming, while this was only true for 13% of girls. Continue reading below These are people born between . [125] In 2017, 60% of the 1.2 billion people living in Africa fell below the age of 25. Here's how experts say it could affect your health for better and for worse", "Keep off the grass? Gen Z's fashion fixation suggests otherwise", "Defining generations: Where Millennials end and post-Millennials begin", "After Gen X, Millennials, what should next generation be? Social media, constant connectivity and on-demand entertainment and communication are innovations Millennials adapted to as they came of age. France was the only exception. Twenty-first-century youths are highly reliant on their mobile devices. Watched: Donald Trump elected . [126], In 2019, 46% of the South African population, or 27.5 million people, are members of Generation Z. About one-third of the U.K. population watches these films, according to industry estimates. Together, China and India had a combined 50 million excess males under the age of 20. [202], The food choices made by Generation Z reflect the generation's concerns about climate, sustainability, and animal welfare. But, as a wise man once said, the only constant in life is change, so it should come as no surprise that millennials are already becoming a thing of the past. [161], Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal that 46% of Australians aged 18 to 24, about a million people, were overweight in 2017 and 2018.