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Born in 1982

If you were born in 1982, you're 43 or 44 in 2026 - and your tti (Korean zodiac animal) is the Black Dog.

    Your age in 2026
  • International age43 or 44
  • Korean age45
  • Year age44
    • The year 1982
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Black Dog
  • Sexagenary cycleIm-sul (壬戌年)
  • Five element Water (水)
  • Leap yearCommon year
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Black DogIm-sul (壬戌年) · Water (水)

In the sexagenary cycle, 1982 is Im-sul (壬戌年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Water (水), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the Black Dog (戌).

Born 12 years apart - same Dog
1946age 801958age 681970age 561994age 322006age 202018age 8

The year you were born: 1982

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

📰 What happened that year
  1. January 5🌃 The government lifted the nighttime curfew.
  2. March 27⚾ Korean professional baseball - now known as the KBO League - began play..
  3. April 2⚔️ The Falklands War broke out.
  4. May 20💸 Prosecutors announced the results of their investigation into the Lee Chul-hee and Chang Yong-ja promissory note fraud.
  5. May 31🌐 South Korea's first internet connection went live.
  6. September 4🏆 South Korea's national baseball team won the 27th Baseball World Cup.
  7. November 12🏛️ Yuri Andropov became general secretary of the Soviet Union.
  8. November 30🎵 Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" came out.
⭐ Born that year
Hyun Bin, actorSon Ye-jin, actorRain, singerLee Dae-ho, baseball playerShin-Soo Choo, baseball playerAnne Hathaway, American actor
🎬 Films and TV from that year
Film "Madame Aema"Film "People of Kkobang Neighborhood"Film "Descend to the Lowly Place"TV drama "Ordinary People"
🏆 Nobel Prizes that year
  • EconomicsGeorge Stigler
  • LiteratureGabriel García Márquez
  • PhysicsKenneth G. Wilson
  • Physiology or MedicineSune Bergström, Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson, John Robert Vane
  • PeaceAlva Myrdal, Alfonso García Robles
  • ChemistryAaron Klug

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

Life timeline for people born in 1982 🗓️

What someone born in 1982 becomes eligible for, year by year.

  1. Born
    1982Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    1989Age 6 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    1995Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    1997Age 15

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

  5. Starts high school
    1998Age 15 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    1999Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    2000Age 18

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

  8. Can vote
    2000Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    2001Year 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
    2001Age 19

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

  11. Military service examination
    2001Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement ageUpcoming
    2042Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsUpcoming
    2047Age 65

    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.

1982 by the numbers

What Korea's statistics office recorded about 1982.

Babies born in 1982

848,312babies

Then and now
  • When they were born848,312
  • Today (2025)815,726

96% of that year's babies are still here with us. ✨

  • Life expectancy at birth67.2 yrsMen 62.9 · Women 71.5Born in 2024: 83.7 yrs
  • Births per woman2.39Children per woman over a lifetimeIn 2025: 0.8
  • Sex ratio at birth106.8106.8 boys per 100 girls

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 1982 ⭐

Ha Seok-jinActorMarch 5, 1982 · 44 years old🖤 Black DogRainSingerJune 25, 1982 · 44 years old🖤 Black DogHyun BinActorSeptember 25, 1982 · 43 years old🖤 Black DogSon Ye-jinActorJanuary 11, 1982 · 44 years old🖤 Black DogLee Joon-giActorApril 17, 1982 · 44 years old🖤 Black DogKim Min-heeActor, ModelMarch 1, 1982 · 44 years old🖤 Black DogRhee Min-jungActorFebruary 16, 1982 · 44 years old🖤 Black DogYoo In-naActorJune 5, 1982 · 44 years old🖤 Black Dog
Who else was born in 1982?Everyone born in 1982

Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 1982 is 44 if they've already had their birthday this year and 43 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 45, and their year age is 44.
Counting from 2026, a 43-year-old was born in 1982.
1982 is the year of the Black Dog. In the sexagenary cycle it's Im-sul (壬戌), 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. 1982 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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