The World in 1987
A snapshot of the world your baby was born into
1987
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World Population
5.05 billion
Reached 5 billion on July 11
#1 Song
Walk Like an Egyptian
The Bangles
Top Movie
Fatal Attraction
$320 million worldwide
Top Baby Names
Jessica & Michael
Most popular in the US
Hot Tech
IBM PS/2 & VGA Graphics
First VGA standard, 640×480 color
Space Milestone
Mir station continuously crewed
Romanenko sets 326-day endurance record
New Dictionary Words
GIF, Steampunk, Emoticon
First known use per Merriam-Webster
US President
Ronald Reagan
40th President
Gas Price
$0.96/gallon
National average
Grocery Prices
Milk $2.16 · Eggs $0.78
Per gallon / per dozen
First-Class Stamp
$0.22
USPS first-class letter
Median Home Price
$104,500
Median sales price (Census/HUD)
Minimum Wage
$3.35/hour
Federal minimum wage
S&P 500
247
Year-end close, up 5.2% despite Black Monday
Super Bowl XXI
Giants 39-20 Broncos
January 1987, Pasadena
World Series
Minnesota Twins
Beat Cardinals 4-3, home team won every game
Best Picture
Platoon
59th Academy Awards, Oliver Stone
Then vs Now
1987 compared to 2025
Gas Price
1987
$0.96/gal
→
2025
$3.10/gal
+223%
Milk (per gallon)
1987
$2.16
→
2025
$4.07
+88%
Eggs (per dozen)
1987
$0.78
→
2025
$3.59
+360%
First-Class Stamp
1987
$0.22
→
2025
$0.78
+255%
Minimum Wage
1987
$3.35/hr
→
2025
$7.25/hr
+116%
Median Home Price
1987
$104,500
→
2025
$414,400
+297%
S&P 500
1987
247
→
2025
6,000
+2329%
World Population
1987
5.05B
→
2025
8.09B
+60%
Sources
Data compiled from official government sources, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Billboard, Box Office Mojo, SSA, NASA, and Merriam-Webster.
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