한국어

Born in 1943

If you were born in 1943, you're 82 or 83 in 2026 - and your tti (Korean zodiac animal) is the Black Goat.

    Your age in 2026
  • International age82 or 83
  • Korean age84
  • Year age83
    • The year 1943
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Black Goat
  • Sexagenary cycleGye-mi (癸未年)
  • Five element Water (水)
  • Leap yearCommon year
Was this page helpful?
Black GoatGye-mi (癸未年) · Water (水)

In the sexagenary cycle, 1943 is Gye-mi (癸未年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Water (水), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the Black Goat (未).

Born 12 years apart - same Goat
1907age 1191919age 1071931age 951955age 711967age 591979age 47

The year you were born: 1943

Here's what the world was up to that year 👀

📰 What happened that year
  1. January 14🤝 At the Casablanca Conference, U.S. President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill issued a statement demanding the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.
  2. March 1⚔️ The Japanese Government-General of Korea announced military conscription in Korea.
  3. June🪖 Ji Cheong-cheon, commander of the Korean Liberation Army, signed a military cooperation agreement with General Mountbatten of the British forces in India.
  4. July✒️ The poet Yun Dong-ju was arrested in Kyoto, Japan, on charges of thought crimes.
  5. July 4💥 The Battle of Kursk, the biggest tank battle on the Eastern Front, began.
  6. October 13🇮🇹 Italy's new government under General Pietro Badoglio declared war on the Axis powers.
  7. October 20📕 Japan's Army Ministry ended draft deferments for Korean students.
  8. November 27🏛️ The Cairo Declaration was issued.
⭐ Born that year
George Harrison, British guitarist (The Beatles)Robert De Niro, American actorJim Morrison, American singerJo Jung-rae, novelistCatherine Deneuve, French actorLee Myung-hee, business executive
🏆 Nobel Prizes that year
  • PhysicsOtto Stern
  • Physiology or MedicineHenrik Dam, Edward Adelbert Doisy
  • ChemistryGeorge de Hevesy

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

Life timeline for people born in 1943 🗓️

What someone born in 1943 becomes eligible for, year by year.

  1. Born
    1943Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    1950Age 6 · elementary

    The March after turning 6 - Korean school years start in March, not September.

  3. Starts middle school
    1956Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    1958Age 15

    Ages 13-14 can work only with an employment permit (Labor Standards Act).

  5. Starts high school
    1959Age 15 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    1960Age 17

    Issued from the first day of the month after turning 17 (Resident Registration Act).

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    1961Age 18

    Class 2 ordinary licence. Mopeds are allowed from 16 (Road Traffic Act).

  8. Can vote
    1961Age 18

    Must be 18 on election day (Public Official Election Act).

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    1962Year age 19

    From January 1 of the year you turn 19 - this one uses year age, not your birthday (Youth Protection Act).

  10. Legal adulthood
    1962Age 19

    Adulthood begins on the 19th birthday (Civil Act, Article 4).

  11. Military service examination
    1962Year age 19

    Held in the year a man turns 19 (Military Service Act · year age · men only).

  12. Statutory retirement age
    2003Age 60

    The floor employers must set, not a fixed date (Act on Prohibition of Age Discrimination · reference).

  13. National Pension starts
    2003Age 60

    Between 63 and 65 depending on your birth year, with at least 10 years of contributions (National Pension Act · reference).

Ages follow international age unless noted. Buying alcohol or tobacco and the military service examination use year age - the calendar year you turn that age - so they can land a year earlier than you expect. School entry, retirement and the National Pension are general rules and can differ case by case.

1943 by the numbers

What Korea's statistics office recorded about 1943.

People born in 1943, as of 2025

261,448people

Source: Statistics Korea - Birth Statistics(1970~2025) and Life Tables(~2024); Ministry of the Interior and Safety - Resident Registration Population(as of 2025) (KOSIS)

Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 1943 is 83 if they've already had their birthday this year and 82 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 84, and their year age is 83.
Counting from 2026, a 82-year-old was born in 1943.
1943 is the year of the Black Goat. In the sexagenary cycle it's Gye-mi (癸未), and because the heavenly stem carries the element Water (水), the animal picks up the color Black. One catch: the tti turns over at ipchun, around February 4, so a birthday before that counts as the previous year's animal.
No. 1943 is a common year - 365 days, and February ends on the 28th.
Korean age starts at 1 the day you're born, and everybody adds a year together on January 1 instead of on their birthday. That makes it one or two years higher than international age. Since June 2023, Korean law, contracts, and official documents all use international age, but you'll still hear Korean age in everyday conversation.

Sources 🌐