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Born in 1993

A closer look at your age if you were born in 1993.

    Your age
  • International age32 or 33
  • Korean age34
  • Year age33
    • Zodiac and cycle
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Black Rooster
  • Sexagenary cycleGye-yu (癸酉年)
  • Five element Water (水)
  • Leap yearCommon year
Other Rooster years
1957age 68-691969age 56-571981age 44-452005age 20-212017age 8-9

Life timeline for people born in 1993 🗓️

Key milestones by age, year by year.

  1. Born
    1993Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    2000Age 6-7 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    2006Age 12-13 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    2008Age 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
    2009Age 15-16 · 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).

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.
🎬 Films and TV from that year
Film "Sopyonje"Film "Two Cops"TV drama "Pilot"TV drama "Walking to Heaven"TV drama "The Third Republic"

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

1993 by the numbers

Population and other key statistics.

  • Births in 1993715,826
  • Registered residents in 2025707,175

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

Famous people born in 1993 ⭐

IUSingerMay 16, 1993 · 33 years oldSugaBTS · SingerMarch 9, 1993 · 33 years oldPark Bo-gumActorJune 16, 1993 · 33 years oldDoh Kyung-sooEXO · SingerJanuary 12, 1993 · 33 years oldLee TaeminSHINee · SingerJuly 18, 1993 · 33 years oldBang Min-ahGirl's Day · Singer, ActorMay 13, 1993 · 33 years oldPark Ji-yeonT-ara · Singer, ActorJune 7, 1993 · 33 years oldJeong Eun-jiApink · Singer, ActorAugust 18, 1993 · 33 years old
Everyone born in 1993
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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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