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Age by Birth Year

Find the year you were born and read off all three Korean ages - plus the animal that year belongs to.

Know your age but not the year?

Start from your Korean age and the birth year falls out.

* The math is 2026 − your Korean age + 1. Going by international age instead? You land on two years - 2026 minus your age once your birthday has passed, one year earlier until then.

Age by birth year

Your tti (Korean zodiac animal) sits next to every year. Tap a year for the full breakdown.

Korean age and international age by birth year
Birth yearZodiac animalKorean ageInternational age
2030s
2031 White PigNot yet
2030 White DogNot yet
2020s
2029 Golden RoosterNot yet
2028 Golden MonkeyNot yet
2027 Red GoatNot yet
2026 Red Horse10
2025 Blue Snake20 or 1
2024 Blue Dragon31 or 2
2023 Black Rabbit42 or 3
2022 Black Tiger53 or 4
2021 White Ox64 or 5
2020 White Rat75 or 6
2010s
2019 Golden Pig86 or 7
2018 Golden Dog97 or 8
2017 Red Rooster108 or 9

Tap a birth year for that year's zodiac animal, five element, and what was happening in Korea. Years past 2031 have pages too - follow the nearby-year links from any year page.

The twelve zodiac animals

One animal per year on a repeating wheel - here's the one this year belongs to.

2026 is Byeong-o (丙午年)❤️ Year of the Red Horse
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Frequently asked questions ❓

Because it starts at 1. You're 1 on the day you're born, and everyone adds a year together on January 1 instead of on their own birthday, so Korean age runs one or two years ahead. Since June 2023, Korean law and paperwork use international age, but you'll still hear Korean age in everyday conversation.
Korean age is the easy one - take 2026, subtract your age, and add 1. International age lands on two years instead: 2026 minus your age if your birthday has already passed this year, and one year earlier if it hasn't.
Both of them. Every row gives you Korean age and international age side by side so you can see the gap at a glance. Use international age for anything official.
Almost. The animal turns over at ipchun, around February 4, rather than on January 1. If you were born in January or the first few days of February, you most likely belong to the previous year's animal.

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