How many people in the world celebrate their birthday on February 29th?

2025-02-28 15:05:17 / MISTERE&KURIOZITETE ALFA PRESS

How many people in the world celebrate their birthday on February 29th?

This month only has 28 days, not 29!

About 0.27 percent of the world's population celebrates their birthday on February 29. While that may seem like a small number, when you consider the global population of about eight billion people, it means there are still a large number of people who have this rare birth date – about 21.5 million of them.

Besides being rare, a birthday on February 29 also brings unique challenges when it comes to celebration. Many people born on this day choose to celebrate their birthday on February 28 or March 1 in non-leap years.

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