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Born in 1991

If you were born in 1991, you're 34 or 35 in 2026 - and your tti (Korean zodiac animal) is the White Goat.

    Your age in 2026
  • International age34 or 35
  • Korean age36
  • Year age35
    • The year 1991
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)White Goat
  • Sexagenary cycleSin-mi (辛未年)
  • Five element Metal (金)
  • Leap yearCommon year
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White GoatSin-mi (辛未年) · Metal (金)

In the sexagenary cycle, 1991 is Sin-mi (辛未年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Metal (金), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the White Goat (未).

Born 12 years apart - same Goat
1955age 711967age 591979age 472003age 232015age 11

The year you were born: 1991

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

📰 What happened that year
  1. January 17💥 Coalition forces started attacking Iraq, and the Gulf War began.
  2. March 26🗳️ Local elections returned after a 30-year suspension dating back to the May 16 military coup.
  3. April 26🕯️ Kang Kyung-dae, a student at Myongji University, was beaten to death.
  4. August 14🎗️ Kim Hak-sun became the first survivor to speak publicly about being forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military.
  5. August 19🚨 Soviet hardliners staged a coup and put President Mikhail Gorbachev under house arrest.
  6. September 17🇺🇳 North and South Korea joined the United Nations simultaneously.
  7. December 13🤝 North and South Korea signed the Basic Agreement.
  8. December 26🏳️ The Soviet Union, the world's first communist state, was formally dissolved, and the Cold War ended.
⭐ Born that year
Lim Young-woong, singerSeohyun, singer and musical theater actor (Girls' Generation)Key, singer (SHINee)Ji So-yun, soccer playerJames Rodríguez, Colombian soccer playerEden Hazard, Belgian soccer player
🎬 Films and TV from that year
TV drama "Eyes of Dawn"TV drama "What Is Love"TV drama "Dongui Bogam"Film "The General's Son 2"Film "The Road to the Racetrack"Film "Portrait of the Days of Youth"
🏆 Nobel Prizes that year
  • EconomicsRonald H. Coase
  • LiteratureNadine Gordimer
  • PhysicsPierre-Gilles de Gennes
  • Physiology or MedicineErwin Neher, Bert Sakmann
  • PeaceAung San Suu Kyi
  • ChemistryRichard R. Ernst

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

Life timeline for people born in 1991 🗓️

What someone born in 1991 becomes eligible for, year by year.

  1. Born
    1991Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    1998Age 6 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    2004Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    2006Age 15

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

  5. Starts high school
    2007Age 15 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    2008Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    2009Age 18

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

  8. Can vote
    2009Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    2010Year 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
    2010Age 19

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

  11. Military service examination
    2010Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement ageUpcoming
    2051Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsUpcoming
    2056Age 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.

1991 by the numbers

What Korea's statistics office recorded about 1991.

Babies born in 1991

709,275babies

Then and now
  • When they were born709,275
  • Today (2025)699,697

99% of that year's babies are still here with us. ✨

  • Life expectancy at birth72.2 yrsMen 67.9 · Women 76.4Born in 2024: 83.7 yrs
  • Births per woman1.71Children per woman over a lifetimeIn 2025: 0.8
  • Sex ratio at birth112.4112.4 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 1991 ⭐

IreneSingerMarch 29, 1991 · 35 years old🤍 White GoatGoo HaraSingerJanuary 3, 1991 · 35 years old🤍 White GoatSuhoSingerMay 22, 1991 · 35 years old🤍 White GoatCLSingerFebruary 26, 1991 · 35 years old🤍 White GoatChoi Min-hoSingerDecember 9, 1991 · 34 years old🤍 White GoatKim Go-eunActorJuly 2, 1991 · 35 years old🤍 White GoatSeo Joo-hyunSingerJune 28, 1991 · 35 years old🤍 White GoatPark So-damActorSeptember 8, 1991 · 34 years old🤍 White Goat
Who else was born in 1991?Everyone born in 1991

Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 1991 is 35 if they've already had their birthday this year and 34 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 36, and their year age is 35.
Counting from 2026, a 34-year-old was born in 1991.
1991 is the year of the White Goat. In the sexagenary cycle it's Sin-mi (辛未), 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. 1991 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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