Cat Years to Human Years Calculator

Find out how old your cat is in people years!

This calculator allows you to convert between cat years and human years. Enter the age of your cat to find out its age in human years, or enter a human age to see the equivalent in cat years.


“Cat years” is a way to express a cat’s age in terms of human years. The calculation is not as straightforward as the well-known “seven dog years to one human year” ratio. The aging process for cats is more rapid in the first two years of their life. Here’s a general guideline for converting cat years to human years:

  1. The first year of a cat’s life is equivalent to approximately 15 human years.
  2. The second year of a cat’s life is equivalent to about 9 human years.
  3. After that, each additional year in a cat’s life is around 4 human years.

So, a 3-year-old cat would be roughly 28 in human years (15 years for the first year + 9 years for the second year + 4 years for the third year). It’s important to note that this is a rough estimate and individual cats may age differently based on their health, breed, and living conditions.