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Born in 1951

A closer look at your age if you were born in 1951.

    Your age
  • International age74 or 75
  • Korean age76
  • Year age75
    • Zodiac and cycle
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)White Rabbit
  • Sexagenary cycleSin-myo (辛卯年)
  • Five element Metal (金)
  • Leap yearCommon year
Other Rabbit years
1915age 110-1111927age 98-991939age 86-871963age 62-631975age 50-511987age 38-39

Life timeline for people born in 1951 🗓️

Key milestones by age, year by year.

  1. Born
    1951Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    1958Age 6-7 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    1964Age 12-13 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    1966Age 15

    Under 15, or under 18 and still in middle school, you need an employment permit (Labor Standards Act, Art. 64).

  5. Starts high school
    1967Age 15-16 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    1968Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    1969Age 18

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

  8. Can vote
    1969Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    1970Year 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
    1970Age 19

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

  11. Military service examination
    1970Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement age
    2011Age 60

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

  13. National Pension starts
    2011Age 60

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

The year you were born: 1951

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

📰 What happened that year
  1. January 4🪖 During the Korean War, South Korean forces withdrew from Seoul in what became known as the January 4 Retreat.
  2. February 10🕯️ Civilians were massacred in Sinwon-myeon, Geochang County, South Gyeongsang Province, under the pretext of hunting down communist guerrillas, in what became known as the Geochang civilian massacre.
  3. March 14🏙️ During the Korean War, South Korean forces retook Seoul two months after losing it.
  4. April 11🎖️ U.S. President Harry S. Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur of his command in Korea.
  5. May 23📜 China and Tibet signed the Seventeen Point Agreement.
  6. July 10🕊️ Korean War armistice talks opened in Kaesong.
  7. September 8✍️ Japan and 48 Allied nations signed the Treaty of San Francisco, wrapping up World War II.
  8. October 26🇬🇧 Winston Churchill took office as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

1951 by the numbers

Population and other key statistics.

People born in 1951, as of 2025

382,196people

Source: Statistics Korea birth statistics and life tables; Ministry of the Interior and Safety resident population(as of 2025)

Famous people born in 1951 ⭐

Go Doo-shimActorMay 22, 1951 · 75 years oldYu In-chonActorMarch 20, 1951 · 75 years oldSong Do YeongVoice actorDecember 22, 1951 · 74 years oldChung Hoon-heeSingerMay 11, 1951 · 75 years old
Everyone born in 1951
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Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 1951 is 75 if they've already had their birthday this year and 74 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 76, and their year age is 75.
Counting from 2026, a 74-year-old was born in 1951.
1951 is the year of the White Rabbit. In the sexagenary cycle it's Sin-myo (辛卯), and because the heavenly stem carries the element Metal (金), the animal picks up the color White. One catch: the tti turns over at ipchun, around February 4, so a birthday before that counts as the previous year's animal.
No. 1951 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.

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