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Born in 1992

If you were born in 1992, you're 33 or 34 in 2026 - and your tti (Korean zodiac animal) is the Black Monkey.

    Your age in 2026
  • International age33 or 34
  • Korean age35
  • Year age34
    • The year 1992
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Black Monkey
  • Sexagenary cycleIm-sin (壬申年)
  • Five element Water (水)
  • Leap yearLeap year
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Black MonkeyIm-sin (壬申年) · Water (水)

In the sexagenary cycle, 1992 is Im-sin (壬申年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Water (水), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the Black Monkey (申).

Born 12 years apart - same Monkey
1956age 701968age 581980age 462004age 222016age 10

The year you were born: 1992

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

📰 What happened that year
  1. January 8✊ The Wednesday Demonstrations began - a weekly protest outside Japan's embassy in Seoul demanding an apology and legal reparations for Korean women forced into wartime sexual slavery.
  2. February 7🇪🇺 The Maastricht Treaty was signed, creating the European Union.
  3. April 11🎤 Seo Taiji and Boys debuted. The group is widely credited with kick-starting modern K-pop.
  4. April 29🔥 The Los Angeles riots broke out.
  5. August 9🥇 Hwang Young-cho won the gold medal in the marathon at the Barcelona Olympics.
  6. August 24🤝 South Korea established diplomatic relations with China, and cut ties with Taiwan the same day.
  7. December 3📱 The world's first text message (SMS) was sent.
  8. December 18🗳️ Kim Young-sam won the presidential election, becoming South Korea's first civilian president in over 30 years.
⭐ Born that year
Son Heung-min, soccer playerNeymar, Brazilian soccer playerBaekhyun, singer (EXO, EXO-K)Sunmi, singerHyunA, rapperPark Eun-bin, actor
🎬 Films and TV from that year
TV drama "Jealousy"TV drama "Sons and Daughters"Film "Marriage Story"Film "Our Twisted Hero"Film "White Badge"Film "Mr. Mamma"
🏆 Nobel Prizes that year
  • EconomicsGary Becker
  • LiteratureDerek Walcott
  • PhysicsGeorges Charpak
  • Physiology or MedicineEdmond H. Fischer, Edwin G. Krebs
  • PeaceRigoberta Menchú
  • ChemistryRudolph A. Marcus

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

Life timeline for people born in 1992 🗓️

What someone born in 1992 becomes eligible for, year by year.

  1. Born
    1992Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    1999Age 6 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    2005Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    2007Age 15

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

  5. Starts high school
    2008Age 15 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    2009Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    2010Age 18

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

  8. Can vote
    2010Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    2011Year 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
    2011Age 19

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

  11. Military service examination
    2011Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement ageUpcoming
    2052Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsUpcoming
    2057Age 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.

1992 by the numbers

What Korea's statistics office recorded about 1992.

Babies born in 1992

730,678babies

Then and now
  • When they were born730,678
  • Today (2025)722,161

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

  • Life expectancy at birth72.6 yrsMen 68.4 · Women 76.8Born in 2024: 83.7 yrs
  • Births per woman1.76Children per woman over a lifetimeIn 2025: 0.8
  • Sex ratio at birth113.6113.6 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 1992 ⭐

Park Chan-yeolSingerNovember 27, 1992 · 33 years old🖤 Black MonkeyKim Seok-jinSingerDecember 4, 1992 · 33 years old🖤 Black MonkeyByun Baek-hyunSingerMay 6, 1992 · 34 years old🖤 Black MonkeyHyunaSingerJune 6, 1992 · 34 years old🖤 Black MonkeyKim Ji-wonActorOctober 19, 1992 · 33 years old🖤 Black MonkeySunmiSingerMay 2, 1992 · 34 years old🖤 Black MonkeySoheeSinger, ActorJune 27, 1992 · 34 years old🖤 Black MonkeyChenSinger, ActorSeptember 21, 1992 · 33 years old🖤 Black Monkey
Who else was born in 1992?Everyone born in 1992

Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 1992 is 34 if they've already had their birthday this year and 33 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 35, and their year age is 34.
Counting from 2026, a 33-year-old was born in 1992.
1992 is the year of the Black Monkey. In the sexagenary cycle it's Im-sin (壬申), 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.
Yes. 1992 runs 366 days and February goes all the way to the 29th, so some people born in 1992 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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