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Born in 1990

A closer look at your age if you were born in 1990.

    Your age
  • International age35 or 36
  • Korean age37
  • Year age36
    • Zodiac and cycle
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)White Horse
  • Sexagenary cycleGyeong-o (庚午年)
  • Five element Metal (金)
  • Leap yearCommon year
Other Horse years
1954age 71-721966age 59-601978age 47-482002age 23-242014age 11-122026age 0

Life timeline for people born in 1990 🗓️

Key milestones by age, year by year.

  1. Born
    1990Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    1997Age 6-7 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    2003Age 12-13 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    2005Age 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
    2006Age 15-16 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    2007Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    2008Age 18

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

  8. Can vote
    2008Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    2009Year 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
    2009Age 19

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

  11. Military service examination
    2009Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement ageUpcoming
    2050Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsUpcoming
    2055Age 65

    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: 1990

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

📰 What happened that year
  1. January 22🏛️ President Roh Tae-woo announced that the Democratic Justice Party, the Reunification Democratic Party, and the New Democratic Republican Party would merge.
  2. February 11✊ Nelson Mandela walked free from prison in South Africa.
  3. April 24🔭 The United States launched the Hubble Space Telescope.
  4. May 22🖥️ Windows 3.0 was released.
  5. August 2💥 The Gulf War began as Iraq invaded Kuwait.
  6. September 30🤝 South Korea and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations, normalizing ties after 85 years.
  7. October 3🇩🇪 East and West Germany reunified after 41 years of division.
  8. October 13🚨 President Roh Tae-woo declared war on crime.
🎬 Films and TV from that year
Film "The General's Son"Film "North Korean Partisan in South Korea"Film "My Love, My Bride"TV drama "Seoul Ttukbaegi"TV drama "Years of Ambition"TV drama "Love Blooms on the Jujube Tree"

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

1990 by the numbers

Population and other key statistics.

  • Births in 1990649,738
  • Registered residents in 2025638,635

98% of that year's babies are still here with us. ✨

  • Life expectancy at birth71.7 yrsMen 67.5 · Women 75.9Born in 2024: 83.7 yrs
  • Births per woman1.57Children per woman over a lifetimeIn 2025: 0.8
  • Sex ratio at birth116.5116.5 boys per 100 girls

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

Famous people born in 1990 ⭐

Im Yoon-ahGirls' Generation · SingerMay 30, 1990 · 36 years oldPark Shin-hyeActorFebruary 18, 1990 · 36 years oldSooyoungGirls' Generation · SingerFebruary 10, 1990 · 36 years oldXiuminEXO · SingerMarch 26, 1990 · 36 years oldSeungriSingerDecember 12, 1990 · 35 years oldGo AraActorFebruary 11, 1990 · 36 years oldPark Bo-youngSinger, ActorFebruary 12, 1990 · 36 years oldSeo Yea-jiActor, ModelApril 6, 1990 · 36 years old
Everyone born in 1990
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Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 1990 is 36 if they've already had their birthday this year and 35 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 37, and their year age is 36.
Counting from 2026, a 35-year-old was born in 1990.
1990 is the year of the White Horse. In the sexagenary cycle it's Gyeong-o (庚午), and because the heavenly stem carries the element Metal (金), the animal picks up the color White. One catch: the tti turns over at ipchun, around February 4, so a birthday before that counts as the previous year's animal.
No. 1990 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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