How come we are in the 21st century if we are in the 2000s and not 2100s?

Question

How come we are in the 21st century if we are in the 2000s and not 2100s?

In: Other

Answer 1

If you consider the last year of each century, it starts to become a lot more intuitive!

​

1st century: year 1 to year 100 –>100:100 = 1

2nd century: year 101 to year 200 –> 200:100 = 2

…

20th century: year 1901 to year 2000 –> 2000/100 = 20

21st century: year 2000 to year **2100** –> 2100/100 = 21