2002 Chinese zodiac, age & generation
People born in 2002 are 23 or 24 years old this year and turn 24 on their birthday in 2026.Babies born in 2002 will belong to Generation Z. 2002 is the Year of the Water Horse 🐎 and belongs to Generation Z.
- Age this year
- Turns 24
- Chinese zodiac
- 🐎 Water Horse
- Generation
- 📱 Gen Z
- Leap year
- No (365 days)
- Jan 1, 2002
- Tuesday
- Chinese New Year
- February 12
How old is someone born in 2002?
Your exact age depends on whether you have had your birthday yet this year. Right now, someone born in 2002 is 23 or 24 years old. Use the age calculator for an exact answer in years, months and days.
Milestone birthdays for people born in 2002
- 10 in 2012
- 18 in 2020
- 21 in 2023
- 30 in 2032
- 40 in 2042
- 50 in 2052
- 60 in 2062
- 70 in 2072
- 80 in 2082
- 90 in 2092
- 100 in 2102
2002 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Horse 🐎
2002 is a Water Horse year (Yang). The 2002 Chinese zodiac year began on February 12, 2002 and ended on January 31, 2003. People born in January or early February 2002, before Chinese New Year on February 12, belong to the previous zodiac year: the Year of the Snake.
The Horse is linked with energy, freedom and travel. People born in Horse years are traditionally described as lively, independent and outgoing, happiest when they are on the move.
People with the Water element are traditionally described as flexible, perceptive and diplomatic.
What generation is 2002?
People born in 2002 are part of Generation Z, which covers birth years 1997–2012.
Generation Z is the first generation to grow up with smartphones and social media from childhood. Pew Research Center uses 1997 as the first Gen Z birth year, while some other sources start the generation a year or two earlier.
Famous people born in 2002
- September 27, 2002American actress (born 2002)
- November 25, 2002Spanish association football player
- October 31, 2002Bisau-Guinean association football player
- May 6, 2002English footballer (born 2002)
- April 16, 2002American actress (born 2002)
- November 10, 2002French footballer (born 2002)
- December 23, 2002Canadian actor and musician (born 2002)
- July 12, 2002Spanish footballer
- November 13, 2002British tennis player (born 2002)
- September 2, 2002French footballer (born 2002)
- June 19, 2002Portuguese footballer (born 2002)
- January 23, 2002Croatian footballer (born 2002)
- May 16, 2002Dutch association football player (born 2002)
- January 18, 2002Germany footballer (born 2002)
- January 30, 2002South African singer-songwriter
- May 27, 2002Belgian association footballer (born 2002)
- March 10, 2002English footballer (born 2002)
- May 18, 2002Russian figure skater
- September 8, 2002American actor (born 2002)
- May 17, 2002French swimmer
- July 11, 2002Ivorian association football player (born 2002)
- December 14, 2002Portuguese footballer (born 2002)
- April 2, 2002American actress (born 2002)
- May 19, 2002Italian association football player (born 2002)
- September 30, 2002American dancer and actress
- January 9, 2002Ecuadorian footballer
- July 26, 2002English association football player
- November 6, 2002English footballer (born 2002)
- November 13, 2002American soccer player
- June 20, 2002French footballer (born 2002)
- July 7, 2002Belgian association football player (born 2002)
- August 29, 2002Maltese singer
- October 20, 2002Spanish association football player (born 2002)
- February 11, 2002New Zealand motor racing driver
- May 22, 2002American actress
- January 3, 2002Spanish association football player (born 2002)
- February 18, 2002Indian sport shooter
- March 3, 2002English athlete specialising in the 800 metres, born 2002
- April 27, 2002Swedish association football player
- August 18, 2002Dutch association football player (born 2002)
- September 6, 2002Canadian tennis player (born 2002)
- February 1, 2002Dutch footballer (born 2002)
- July 25, 2002Czech association football player
- September 1, 2002Ukrainian association football player (born 2002)
- September 28, 2002Lithuanian discus thrower
- October 8, 2002Chinese tennis player
- December 18, 2002Argentine footballer (born 2002)
- February 14, 2002German association football player (born 2002)
- June 7, 2002French footballer (born 2002)
- August 21, 2002American-Japanese association footballer (born 2002)
- September 6, 2002American actor
- September 8, 2002Croatian association football player
- September 17, 2002Belarusian singer, actress and television presenter
- October 10, 2002English footballer (born 2002)
- October 17, 2002German footballer (born 2002)
- January 23, 2002Polish association football player
- February 3, 2002Romanian association football player (born 2002)
- March 9, 2002Albanian association football player
- September 14, 2002Senegalese association football player (born 2002)
- December 17, 2002Dutch singer
Other birth years
Frequently asked questions
How old is someone born in 2002?
Someone born in 2002 turns 24 in 2026, 30 in 2032, 40 in 2042, 50 in 2052. Before their birthday each year, they are one year younger.
What Chinese zodiac is 2002?
2002 is the Year of the Horse, with the Water element (Water Horse). The 2002 zodiac year runs from February 12, 2002 to January 31, 2003. People born in 2002 before February 12 belong to the previous year, the Year of the Snake.
What generation is 2002?
People born in 2002 belong to Generation Z (Gen Z), which includes birth years 1997 to 2012. Some sources use slightly different cut-off years.
Is 2002 a leap year?
No. 2002 is a common year with 365 days.