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Born in 1964

If you were born in 1964, you're 61 or 62 in 2026 - and your tti (Korean zodiac animal) is the Blue Dragon.

    Your age in 2026
  • International age61 or 62
  • Korean age63
  • Year age62
    • The year 1964
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Blue Dragon
  • Sexagenary cycleGap-jin (甲辰年)
  • Five element Wood (木)
  • Leap yearLeap year
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Blue DragonGap-jin (甲辰年) · Wood (木)

In the sexagenary cycle, 1964 is Gap-jin (甲辰年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Wood (木), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the Blue Dragon (辰).

Born 12 years apart - same Dragon
1928age 981940age 861952age 741976age 501988age 382000age 26

The year you were born: 1964

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

📰 What happened that year
  1. June 3✊ The June 3 protests against normalizing relations with Japan broke out, and emergency martial law was declared across Seoul.
  2. August 2🚢 The Gulf of Tonkin incident happened. North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked a U.S. destroyer.
  3. August 4🏛️ South Korea's National Assembly approved sending troops to Vietnam.
  4. September 22🪖 The first 140 members of South Korea's military aid group arrived in Vietnam.
  5. October 1🚄 Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed rail line opened.
  6. October 16☢️ China conducted its first nuclear test.
  7. November 28🚀 Mariner 4 launched on its way to Mars.
⭐ Born that year
Lee Sun-hee, singer and songwriterKamala Harris, American politicianJürgen Klinsmann, German soccer playerBoris Johnson, British prime minister and politicianSandra Bullock, American actorAn Hee-jung, politician
🎬 Films and TV from that year
Film "Barefoot Youth"Film "Red Muffler"Film "A Superfluous Man"
🏆 Nobel Prizes that year
  • LiteratureJean-Paul Sartre (declined the prize)
  • PhysicsCharles H. Townes, Nikolay G. Basov, Alexander M. Prokhorov
  • Physiology or MedicineKonrad Bloch, Feodor Lynen
  • PeaceMartin Luther King Jr.
  • ChemistryDorothy M. C. Hodgkin

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

Life timeline for people born in 1964 🗓️

What someone born in 1964 becomes eligible for, year by year.

  1. Born
    1964Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    1971Age 6 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    1977Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    1979Age 15

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

  5. Starts high school
    1980Age 15 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    1981Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    1982Age 18

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

  8. Can vote
    1982Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    1983Year 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
    1983Age 19

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

  11. Military service examination
    1983Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement age
    2024Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsUpcoming
    2027Age 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.

1964 by the numbers

What Korea's statistics office recorded about 1964.

People born in 1964, as of 2025

805,015people

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 1964 ⭐

Kyeon Mi-riSinger, ActorSeptember 19, 1964 · 61 years old💙 Blue DragonBae Jong-okActorMay 13, 1964 · 62 years old💙 Blue DragonJeong Jin-yeongActorOctober 16, 1964 · 61 years old💙 Blue DragonHan Suk-kyuActorNovember 3, 1964 · 61 years old💙 Blue DragonAhn Nae-sangActorDecember 25, 1964 · 61 years old💙 Blue DragonLee Sun-heeSingerNovember 11, 1964 · 61 years old💙 Blue DragonTowa TeiSingerSeptember 7, 1964 · 61 years old💙 Blue DragonKim Kwang-seokSingerJanuary 22, 1964 · 62 years old💙 Blue Dragon
Who else was born in 1964?Everyone born in 1964

Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 1964 is 62 if they've already had their birthday this year and 61 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 63, and their year age is 62.
Counting from 2026, a 61-year-old was born in 1964.
1964 is the year of the Blue Dragon. In the sexagenary cycle it's Gap-jin (甲辰), 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.
Yes. 1964 runs 366 days and February goes all the way to the 29th, so some people born in 1964 only get a real birthday every four years.
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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