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Born in 1962

If you were born in 1962, you're 63 or 64 in 2026 - and your tti (Korean zodiac animal) is the Black Tiger.

    Your age in 2026
  • International age63 or 64
  • Korean age65
  • Year age64
    • The year 1962
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Black Tiger
  • Sexagenary cycleIm-in (壬寅年)
  • Five element Water (水)
  • Leap yearCommon year
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Black TigerIm-in (壬寅年) · Water (水)

In the sexagenary cycle, 1962 is Im-in (壬寅年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Water (水), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the Black Tiger (寅).

Born 12 years apart - same Tiger
1926age 1001938age 881950age 761974age 521986age 401998age 28

The year you were born: 1962

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

📰 What happened that year
  1. January 1📅 South Korea stopped using the Dangi calendar, which counted years from Korea's legendary founding, and returned to the Western calendar.
  2. January 1🎂 South Korea officially adopted the international system of counting age.
  3. March 26✈️ Korean Air Lines was founded.
  4. July 5🇩🇿 Algeria gained independence from France.
  5. July 10📡 The United States used Telstar 1 for the first television broadcast by satellite.
  6. September 4📈 South Korea's stock market opened for business.
  7. October 22☢️ The Cuban Missile Crisis broke out.
  8. December 26📜 South Korea's sixth constitution was promulgated.
⭐ Born that year
Yoo Jae-ha, pop musicianChoi Myung-gil, actorJim Carrey, Canadian comedianNaruhito, 126th emperor of JapanJodie Foster, American actorAxl Rose, American singer-songwriter
🎬 Films and TV from that year
Film "Prince Yeonsan"Film "I Will Give All"Film "The Gate of Chastity"
🏆 Nobel Prizes that year
  • LiteratureJohn Steinbeck
  • PhysicsLev Davidovich Landau
  • Physiology or MedicineFrancis Crick, James D. Watson, Maurice Wilkins
  • PeaceLinus Pauling
  • ChemistryMax Perutz, John Kendrew

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

Life timeline for people born in 1962 🗓️

What someone born in 1962 becomes eligible for, year by year.

  1. Born
    1962Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    1969Age 6 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    1975Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    1977Age 15

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

  5. Starts high school
    1978Age 15 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    1979Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    1980Age 18

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

  8. Can vote
    1980Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    1981Year 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
    1981Age 19

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

  11. Military service examination
    1981Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement age
    2022Age 60

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

  13. National Pension starts
    2025Age 63

    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.

1962 by the numbers

What Korea's statistics office recorded about 1962.

People born in 1962, as of 2025

846,301people

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

Famous people born in 1962 ⭐

Choi Min-sikActorApril 27, 1962 · 64 years old🖤 Black TigerSumi JoSingerNovember 22, 1962 · 63 years old🖤 Black TigerChoi Myung-gilActorNovember 11, 1962 · 63 years old🖤 Black TigerChoi Min-sooSinger, ActorMarch 27, 1962 · 64 years old🖤 Black TigerChoi Soo-jongActorDecember 18, 1962 · 63 years old🖤 Black TigerLee HaeyoungActorNovember 25, 1962 · 63 years old🖤 Black TigerPark Joon-geumActorJuly 29, 1962 · 64 years old🖤 Black TigerSon Byong-hoActorAugust 25, 1962 · 63 years old🖤 Black Tiger
Who else was born in 1962?Everyone born in 1962

Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 1962 is 64 if they've already had their birthday this year and 63 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 65, and their year age is 64.
Counting from 2026, a 63-year-old was born in 1962.
1962 is the year of the Black Tiger. In the sexagenary cycle it's Im-in (壬寅), 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. 1962 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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