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Born in 1993

If you were born in 1993, you're 32 or 33 in 2026 - and your tti (Korean zodiac animal) is the Black Rooster.

    Your age in 2026
  • International age32 or 33
  • Korean age34
  • Year age33
    • The year 1993
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Black Rooster
  • Sexagenary cycleGye-yu (癸酉年)
  • Five element Water (水)
  • Leap yearCommon year
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Black RoosterGye-yu (癸酉年) · Water (水)

In the sexagenary cycle, 1993 is Gye-yu (癸酉年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Water (水), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the Black Rooster (酉).

Born 12 years apart - same Rooster
1957age 691969age 571981age 452005age 212017age 9

The year you were born: 1993

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

📰 What happened that year
  1. January 1🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, each becoming independent.
  2. February 25🏛️ Kim Young-sam was sworn in as South Korea's 14th president.
  3. March 28🚆 A train derailed at Gupo Station in Busan, killing 78 people and injuring 193.
  4. August 7🎪 The Daejeon Expo opened in Daejeon.
  5. August 12💳 An emergency financial decree introduced a system requiring bank accounts to use customers’ real names.
  6. September 13🕊️ PLO chairman Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin signed the Oslo Accords.
  7. October 10🚢 The Seohae ferry sank, killing 292 people.
  8. December 15🌾 The Uruguay Round talks were wrapped up.
⭐ Born that year
IU, singerSUGA, rapper (BTS)Yoo Seung-ho, actorTaemin, singer (SHINee)Ariana Grande, American singerHarry Kane, English soccer player
🎬 Films and TV from that year
Film "Sopyonje"Film "Two Cops"TV drama "Pilot"TV drama "Walking to Heaven"TV drama "The Third Republic"
🏆 Nobel Prizes that year
  • EconomicsRobert W. Fogel, Douglass C. North
  • LiteratureToni Morrison
  • PhysicsRussell A. Hulse, Joseph H. Taylor Jr.
  • Physiology or MedicineRichard J. Roberts, Phillip A. Sharp
  • PeaceNelson Mandela, F.W. de Klerk
  • ChemistryKary B. Mullis, Michael Smith

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

Life timeline for people born in 1993 🗓️

What someone born in 1993 becomes eligible for, year by year.

  1. Born
    1993Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    2000Age 6 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    2006Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    2008Age 15

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

  5. Starts high school
    2009Age 15 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    2010Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    2011Age 18

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

  8. Can vote
    2011Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    2012Year 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
    2012Age 19

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

  11. Military service examination
    2012Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement ageUpcoming
    2053Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsUpcoming
    2058Age 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.

1993 by the numbers

What Korea's statistics office recorded about 1993.

Babies born in 1993

715,826babies

Then and now
  • When they were born715,826
  • Today (2025)707,175

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

  • Life expectancy at birth73.1 yrsMen 68.9 · Women 77.3Born in 2024: 83.7 yrs
  • Births per woman1.65Children per woman over a lifetimeIn 2025: 0.8
  • Sex ratio at birth115.3115.3 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 1993 ⭐

IUSingerMay 16, 1993 · 33 years old🖤 Black RoosterSugaSingerMarch 9, 1993 · 33 years old🖤 Black RoosterDoh Kyung-sooSingerJanuary 12, 1993 · 33 years old🖤 Black RoosterLee TaeminSingerJuly 18, 1993 · 33 years old🖤 Black RoosterBang Min-ahSinger, ActorMay 13, 1993 · 33 years old🖤 Black RoosterPark Ji-yeonSinger, ActorJune 7, 1993 · 33 years old🖤 Black RoosterJeong Eun-jiSinger, ActorAugust 18, 1993 · 32 years old🖤 Black RoosterYoo Seung-hoActor, ModelAugust 17, 1993 · 32 years old🖤 Black Rooster
Who else was born in 1993?Everyone born in 1993

Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 1993 is 33 if they've already had their birthday this year and 32 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 34, and their year age is 33.
Counting from 2026, a 32-year-old was born in 1993.
1993 is the year of the Black Rooster. In the sexagenary cycle it's Gye-yu (癸酉), 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. 1993 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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