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Born in 1955

A closer look at your age if you were born in 1955.

    Your age
  • International age70 or 71
  • Korean age72
  • Year age71
    • Zodiac and cycle
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Blue Goat
  • Sexagenary cycleEul-mi (乙未年)
  • Five element Wood (木)
  • Leap yearCommon year
Other Goat years
1919age 106-1071931age 94-951943age 82-831967age 58-591979age 46-471991age 34-35

Life timeline for people born in 1955 🗓️

Key milestones by age, year by year.

  1. Born
    1955Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    1962Age 6-7 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    1968Age 12-13 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    1970Age 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
    1971Age 15-16 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    1972Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    1973Age 18

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

  8. Can vote
    1973Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    1974Year 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
    1974Age 19

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

  11. Military service examination
    1974Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement age
    2015Age 60

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

  13. National Pension starts
    2016Age 61

    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: 1955

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

📰 What happened that year
  1. January 17🚢 The Nautilus, the U.S. Navy's first nuclear-powered submarine, set out on its first voyage.
  2. April 18🌏 The Asian-African Conference (the Bandung Conference) opened in Bandung.
  3. May 14🪖 The Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern Europe signed the Warsaw Pact.
  4. July 17🎡 The first Disneyland opened in the United States.
  5. August 26🏦 South Korea joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).
  6. September 18🏛️ The Democratic Party was founded in South Korea.
  7. October 12👶 Harry and Bertha Holt adopted eight Korean war orphans.
  8. November 1💥 The Vietnam War broke out.
🎬 Films and TV from that year
Film "The Story of Chunhyang"Film "Piagol"Film "The Widow"

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

1955 by the numbers

Population and other key statistics.

People born in 1955, as of 2025

672,218people

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

Famous people born in 1955 ⭐

Kim Hae-sukActorDecember 30, 1955 · 70 years oldYe Soo-jungActorMarch 25, 1955 · 71 years oldSim Soo-bongSinger, ActorAugust 28, 1955 · 71 years oldGi Ju-bongActorSeptember 3, 1955 · 71 years oldYoon Su-IlSingerFebruary 6, 1955 · 71 years old
Everyone born in 1955
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Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 1955 is 71 if they've already had their birthday this year and 70 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 72, and their year age is 71.
Counting from 2026, a 70-year-old was born in 1955.
1955 is the year of the Blue Goat. In the sexagenary cycle it's Eul-mi (乙未), and because the heavenly stem carries the element Wood (木), the animal picks up the color Blue. One catch: the tti turns over at ipchun, around February 4, so a birthday before that counts as the previous year's animal.
No. 1955 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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