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Born in 1991

A closer look at your age if you were born in 1991.

    Your age
  • International age34 or 35
  • Korean age36
  • Year age35
    • Zodiac and cycle
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)White Goat
  • Sexagenary cycleSin-mi (辛未年)
  • Five element Metal (金)
  • Leap yearCommon year
Other Goat years
1955age 70-711967age 58-591979age 46-472003age 22-232015age 10-11

Life timeline for people born in 1991 🗓️

Key milestones by age, year by year.

  1. Born
    1991Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    1998Age 6-7 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    2004Age 12-13 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    2006Age 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
    2007Age 15-16 · 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).

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.
🎬 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"

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

1991 by the numbers

Population and other key statistics.

  • Births in 1991709,275
  • Registered residents in 2025699,697

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 and life tables; Ministry of the Interior and Safety resident population(as of 2025)

Famous people born in 1991 ⭐

IreneRed Velvet · SingerMarch 29, 1991 · 35 years oldSuhoEXO · SingerMay 22, 1991 · 35 years oldCLSingerFebruary 26, 1991 · 35 years oldChoi Min-hoSHINee · SingerDecember 9, 1991 · 34 years oldKim Go-eunActorJuly 2, 1991 · 35 years oldSeo Joo-hyunGirls' Generation · SingerJune 28, 1991 · 35 years oldPark So-damActorSeptember 8, 1991 · 35 years oldLayEXO · Singer, ActorOctober 7, 1991 · 34 years old
Everyone born in 1991
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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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