The World in 1994
A snapshot of the world your baby was born into
1994
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World Population
5.7 billion
Growing by 81 million per year
#1 Song
The Sign
Ace of Base
Top Movie
The Lion King
$763 million worldwide
Top Baby Names
Jessica & Michael
Most popular in the US
Hot Tech
Sony PlayStation
Launched December 3 in Japan
Space Milestone
Comet hits Jupiter
Shoemaker-Levy 9, first observed collision
New Dictionary Words
Chatbot, Webcam, MP3
First known use per Merriam-Webster
US President
Bill Clinton
42nd President
Gas Price
$1.11/gallon
National average
Grocery Prices
Milk $2.88 · Eggs $0.87
Per gallon / per dozen
First-Class Stamp
$0.29
USPS first-class letter
Median Home Price
$130,000
Median sales price (Census/HUD)
Minimum Wage
$4.25/hour
Federal minimum wage
S&P 500
459
Year-end close, up 1.3%
Super Bowl XXVIII
Cowboys 30-13 Bills
January 1994, Atlanta
World Series
Cancelled
MLB players' strike, first time since 1904
Best Picture
Schindler's List
66th Academy Awards, 7 Oscars
Then vs Now
1994 compared to 2025
Gas Price
1994
$1.11/gal
→
2025
$3.10/gal
+179%
Milk (per gallon)
1994
$2.88
→
2025
$4.07
+41%
Eggs (per dozen)
1994
$0.87
→
2025
$3.59
+313%
First-Class Stamp
1994
$0.29
→
2025
$0.78
+169%
Minimum Wage
1994
$4.25/hr
→
2025
$7.25/hr
+71%
Median Home Price
1994
$130,000
→
2025
$414,400
+219%
S&P 500
1994
459
→
2025
6,000
+1207%
World Population
1994
5.70B
→
2025
8.09B
+42%
Sources
Data compiled from official government sources, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Billboard, Box Office Mojo, SSA, NASA, and Merriam-Webster.
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