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Born in 1995

If you were born in 1995, you're 30 or 31 in 2026 - and your tti (Korean zodiac animal) is the Blue Pig.

    Your age in 2026
  • International age30 or 31
  • Korean age32
  • Year age31
    • The year 1995
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Blue Pig
  • Sexagenary cycleEul-hae (乙亥年)
  • Five element Wood (木)
  • Leap yearCommon year
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Blue PigEul-hae (乙亥年) · Wood (木)

In the sexagenary cycle, 1995 is Eul-hae (乙亥年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Wood (木), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the Blue Pig (亥).

Born 12 years apart - same Pig
1959age 671971age 551983age 432007age 192019age 7

The year you were born: 1995

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

📰 What happened that year
  1. January 17🏚️ The Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake struck Japan, killing 6,434 people.
  2. March 20🚇 Aum Shinrikyo released sarin gas on the Tokyo subway, killing 12 people and poisoning some 5,000.
  3. April 28💥 A gas explosion in Sangin-dong, Daegu killed 101 people.
  4. June 29🏢 The Sampoong Department Store collapsed, killing 502 people and injuring 937.
  5. August 15🇰🇷 On the 50th anniversary of liberation, the spire was removed from the former Japanese Government-General Building, marking the start of its demolition.
  6. August 24💻 Microsoft released Windows 95.
  7. November 16⚖️ Former president Roh Tae-woo was arrested on slush fund and bribery charges - the first time a former South Korean president had been jailed since Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule.
  8. December 3🚔 Former president Chun Doo-hwan was arrested on charges of leading the December 12 coup and the bloody crackdown on the Gwangju Uprising.
⭐ Born that year
Jimin, singer (BTS)V, singer (BTS)Jisoo, singer (BLACKPINK)Hwasa, singer (MAMAMOO)Kim Ha-seong, baseball player (Kiwoom Heroes)Dua Lipa, British singer
🎬 Films and TV from that year
TV drama "Sandglass"TV drama "A Place in the Sun"TV drama "Men of the Bathhouse"TV drama "The Fourth Republic"Film "A Single Spark"Film "Dr. Bong"
🏆 Nobel Prizes that year
  • EconomicsRobert E. Lucas Jr.
  • LiteratureSeamus Heaney
  • PhysicsFrederick Reines, Martin L. Perl
  • Physiology or MedicineEdward Lewis, Eric Wieschaus, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
  • PeaceJoseph Rotblat
  • ChemistryPaul Crutzen, F. Sherwood Rowland, Mario Molina

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

Life timeline for people born in 1995 🗓️

What someone born in 1995 becomes eligible for, year by year.

  1. Born
    1995Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    2002Age 6 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    2008Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    2010Age 15

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

  5. Starts high school
    2011Age 15 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    2012Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    2013Age 18

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

  8. Can vote
    2013Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    2014Year 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
    2014Age 19

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

  11. Military service examination
    2014Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement ageUpcoming
    2055Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsUpcoming
    2060Age 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.

1995 by the numbers

What Korea's statistics office recorded about 1995.

Babies born in 1995

715,020babies

Then and now
  • When they were born715,020
  • Today (2025)704,378

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

  • Life expectancy at birth73.8 yrsMen 69.7 · Women 77.9Born in 2024: 83.7 yrs
  • Births per woman1.63Children per woman over a lifetimeIn 2025: 0.8
  • Sex ratio at birth113.2113.2 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 1995 ⭐

pisoSingerJanuary 3, 1995 · 31 years old💙 Blue PigVSingerDecember 30, 1995 · 30 years old💙 Blue PigJiminSingerOctober 13, 1995 · 30 years old💙 Blue PigHwasaSingerJuly 23, 1995 · 31 years old💙 Blue PigKim SeolhyunSinger, ActorJanuary 3, 1995 · 31 years old💙 Blue PigKim Da-miActorApril 9, 1995 · 31 years old💙 Blue PigLee Do-hyunActorApril 11, 1995 · 31 years old💙 Blue PigLee Tae-yongSinger, ModelJuly 1, 1995 · 31 years old💙 Blue Pig
Who else was born in 1995?Everyone born in 1995

Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 1995 is 31 if they've already had their birthday this year and 30 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 32, and their year age is 31.
Counting from 2026, a 30-year-old was born in 1995.
1995 is the year of the Blue Pig. In the sexagenary cycle it's Eul-hae (乙亥), and because the heavenly stem carries the element Wood (木), the animal picks up the color Blue. One catch: the tti turns over at ipchun, around February 4, so a birthday before that counts as the previous year's animal.
No. 1995 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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