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Born in 1963

A closer look at your age if you were born in 1963.

    Your age
  • International age62 or 63
  • Korean age64
  • Year age63
    • Zodiac and cycle
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Black Rabbit
  • Sexagenary cycleGye-myo (癸卯年)
  • Five element Water (水)
  • Leap yearCommon year
Other Rabbit years
1927age 98-991939age 86-871951age 74-751975age 50-511987age 38-391999age 26-27

Life timeline for people born in 1963 🗓️

Key milestones by age, year by year.

  1. Born
    1963Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    1970Age 6-7 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    1976Age 12-13 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    1978Age 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
    1979Age 15-16 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    1980Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    1981Age 18

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

  8. Can vote
    1981Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    1982Year 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
    1982Age 19

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

  11. Military service examination
    1982Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement age
    2023Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsThis year 🎉
    2026Age 63

    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: 1963

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

📰 What happened that year
  1. January 1🏙️ Busan became a directly governed city comprising the former Busan City and part of Dongnae County in South Gyeongsang Province.
  2. March 22🎸 The Beatles' first studio album, "Please Please Me," came out in Britain.
  3. June 26🗣️ U.S. President Kennedy gave his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in West Berlin, West Germany.
  4. August 28✊ Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.
  5. September 15🍜 Samyang Ramen (Chicken Ramen), South Korea's first instant noodle product, went on sale.
  6. October 15🗳️ Park Chung-hee defeated Yun Po-sun in South Korea's fifth presidential election.
  7. November 22💔 John F. Kennedy was assassinated in the United States.
  8. December 17🏛️ South Korea's Third Republic got under way.
🎬 Films and TV from that year
Film "The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy"Film "Kinship"Film "Rice"

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

1963 by the numbers

Population and other key statistics.

People born in 1963, as of 2025

763,732people

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

Famous people born in 1963 ⭐

Kim Mi-kyungActorOctober 14, 1963 · 62 years oldKang Ae-simActorFebruary 28, 1963 · 63 years oldTsuyoshi IharaActorNovember 6, 1963 · 62 years oldPark Hae-miActorJanuary 28, 1963 · 63 years oldHwang Shin-hyeSinger, ActorApril 16, 1963 · 63 years oldYu HyeriActorAugust 15, 1963 · 63 years oldYim Jae-beomSinawe · SingerOctober 14, 1963 · 62 years oldJang Pill SoonSingerMay 22, 1963 · 63 years old
Everyone born in 1963
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Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 1963 is 63 if they've already had their birthday this year and 62 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 64, and their year age is 63.
Counting from 2026, a 62-year-old was born in 1963.
1963 is the year of the Black Rabbit. In the sexagenary cycle it's Gye-myo (癸卯), 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. 1963 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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