Age Calculator

Find your exact age in years, months and days — plus days lived, next birthday countdown, and key UK life milestones.

Calculate Your Age

Enter your date of birth
Default: today (27 May 2026)
36 years, 2 months, 12 days
Born 15 March 1990 · Age on 27 May 2026

How It Works

Exact Years, Months & Days

The calculator counts complete calendar months and remaining days between your birthday and the reference date — not just a decimal year.

Total Days Lived

Your total days alive is the simple difference between your birth date and today, including all leap years.

Next Birthday Countdown

The calculator finds your next upcoming birthday and shows the exact number of days until it arrives.

UK Life Milestones

Key UK dates including State Pension age (67), driving licence renewal (70), and centenary are calculated from your exact birth date.

Worked Examples

Example 1 — Sarah, born 15 March 1990

Sarah wants to know her exact age on 27 May 2026 and when she can claim her State Pension.

Age: 36 years, 2 months, 12 days
Days lived: 13,222 days
Next birthday: 292 days away (15 March 2027)
State Pension: 15 March 2057 (aged 67)

Example 2 — James, born 22 June 1985

James is turning 41 soon and wants to know exactly how many days until his next birthday.

Age: 40 years, 11 months, 5 days
Days lived: 14,949 days
Next birthday: 26 days away (22 June 2026)
State Pension: 22 June 2052 (aged 67)

Example 3 — Emma, born 4 January 2000

Emma was born on 4 January 2000 — a Y2K baby. She wants to see her age and milestones.

Age: 26 years, 4 months, 23 days
Days lived: 9,640 days
Next birthday: 222 days away (4 January 2027)
State Pension: 4 January 2067 (aged 67)

UK Age Milestones Guide

The UK has a number of legal and financial ages that matter. Here's a quick reference:

Age 16

School leaving age (with conditions), consent to certain medical treatment, open a basic bank account independently.

Age 17

Eligible to apply for a provisional driving licence and start learning to drive a car.

Age 18

Full adult legal rights — vote, sign contracts, access ISAs, apply for a full driving licence, enter credit agreements.

Age 25

National Living Wage rises to its highest band. Car insurance premiums typically drop significantly around this age.

Age 55 (rising to 57 in 2028)

Earliest age you can access your private pension pot under current UK rules. This rises to 57 from 2028.

Age 67

Current UK State Pension age for both men and women (born after April 1960). The government plans to raise this to 68 between 2044–2046.

Frequently Asked Questions

The calculator counts the exact number of complete years, months and days between your date of birth and the reference date (today by default). It also counts total days lived, calculates your next birthday countdown, and displays key life milestones based on your birth date.
The calculator uses precise day-by-day arithmetic. If you were born on 31 March and the current month doesn't have 31 days, the calculator adjusts to the last day of the prior month. Different calculators handle this edge case differently — ours follows standard calendar convention.
The UK State Pension age is currently 67 for both men and women born after April 1960. It is planned to rise to 68 between 2044 and 2046 for those born after April 1978. The calculator shows your projected State Pension date based on your date of birth.
Yes — simply enter the other person's date of birth in the first field. You can also change the reference date to calculate how old someone was or will be on any specific date in the past or future.
The calculator shows your total days lived below your main age result. For example, someone born on 15 March 1990 would be 13,222 days old on 27 May 2026. This figure accounts for all leap years between your birth date and today.

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