The World in 1991
A snapshot of the world your baby was born into
1991
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World Population
5.4 billion
Growing by 83 million per year
#1 Song
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You
Bryan Adams — 7 weeks at #1
Top Movie
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
$520 million worldwide
Top Baby Names
Ashley & Michael
Most popular in the US
Hot Tech
World Wide Web Goes Public
Tim Berners-Lee at CERN, August 6
Space Milestone
First asteroid flyby
Galileo spacecraft passed 951 Gaspra
New Dictionary Words
Carjacking, Brain Freeze, Cybercrime
First known use per Merriam-Webster
US President
George H.W. Bush
41st President
Gas Price
$1.14/gallon
National average
Grocery Prices
Milk $2.78 · Eggs $1.01
Per gallon / per dozen
First-Class Stamp
$0.29
USPS first-class letter
Median Home Price
$120,000
Median sales price (Census/HUD)
Minimum Wage
$4.25/hour
Federal minimum wage
S&P 500
417
Year-end close, up 26.3%
Super Bowl XXV
Giants 20-19 Bills
January 1991, Tampa — closest ever
World Series
Minnesota Twins
Beat Braves 4-3, worst-to-first
Best Picture
Dances with Wolves
63rd Academy Awards, 7 Oscars
Then vs Now
1991 compared to 2025
Gas Price
1991
$1.14/gal
→
2025
$3.10/gal
+172%
Milk (per gallon)
1991
$2.78
→
2025
$4.07
+46%
Eggs (per dozen)
1991
$1.01
→
2025
$3.59
+255%
First-Class Stamp
1991
$0.29
→
2025
$0.78
+169%
Minimum Wage
1991
$4.25/hr
→
2025
$7.25/hr
+71%
Median Home Price
1991
$120,000
→
2025
$414,400
+245%
S&P 500
1991
417
→
2025
6,000
+1339%
World Population
1991
5.40B
→
2025
8.09B
+50%
Sources
Data compiled from official government sources, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Billboard, Box Office Mojo, SSA, NASA, and Merriam-Webster.
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