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Born in 1999

If you were born in 1999, you're 26 or 27 in 2026 - and your tti (Korean zodiac animal) is the Golden Rabbit.

    Your age in 2026
  • International age26 or 27
  • Korean age28
  • Year age27
    • The year 1999
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Golden Rabbit
  • Sexagenary cycleGi-myo (己卯年)
  • Five element Earth (土)
  • Leap yearCommon year
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Golden RabbitGi-myo (己卯年) · Earth (土)

In the sexagenary cycle, 1999 is Gi-myo (己卯年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Earth (土), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the Golden Rabbit (卯).

Born 12 years apart - same Rabbit
1963age 631975age 511987age 392011age 152023age 3

The year you were born: 1999

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

📰 What happened that year
  1. February 12🏛️ The U.S. Senate voted down the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.
  2. March 24💣 The Kosovo War began and continued through June 10.
  3. June 15⚓ North and South Korean patrol boats exchanged fire in the Yellow Sea (the First Battle of Yeonpyeong).
  4. June 30🔥 A fire at the Sealand youth camp in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province killed 23 people, including 19 kindergarteners and 4 teachers and instructors.
  5. August 26📉 Daewoo's creditor banks decided to put 12 Daewoo Group affiliates into a debt-restructuring program.
  6. September 21🌏 The 921 earthquake struck Taiwan.
  7. October 30🕯️ A fire at a bar in Inhyeon-dong, Incheon killed 52 people, many of them middle and high school students, and injured 71.
  8. December 20🇲🇴 Macau was handed back from Portugal to China.
⭐ Born that year
Kim Yoo-jung, actorKim So-hyun, actorTzuyu, Taiwanese singer (TWICE)Yena, singerKang Baek-ho, baseball playerHwang Dae-heon, short track speed skater
🎬 Films and TV from that year
TV drama "Hur Jun"TV drama "Trap of Youth"TV drama "School"Film "Shiri"Film "Nowhere to Hide"Film "Attack the Gas Station!"
🏆 Nobel Prizes that year
  • EconomicsRobert Mundell
  • LiteratureGünter Grass
  • PhysicsGerardus 't Hooft, Martinus J. G. Veltman
  • Physiology or MedicineGünter Blobel
  • PeaceDoctors Without Borders
  • ChemistryAhmed H. Zewail

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

Life timeline for people born in 1999 🗓️

What someone born in 1999 becomes eligible for, year by year.

  1. Born
    1999Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    2006Age 6 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    2012Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    2014Age 15

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

  5. Starts high school
    2015Age 15 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    2016Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    2017Age 18

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

  8. Can vote
    2017Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    2018Year 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
    2018Age 19

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

  11. Military service examination
    2018Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement ageUpcoming
    2059Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsUpcoming
    2064Age 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.

1999 by the numbers

What Korea's statistics office recorded about 1999.

Babies born in 1999

620,668babies

Then and now
  • When they were born620,668
  • Today (2025)616,481

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

  • Life expectancy at birth75.5 yrsMen 71.8 · Women 79.2Born in 2024: 83.7 yrs
  • Births per woman1.43Children per woman over a lifetimeIn 2025: 0.8
  • Sex ratio at birth109.5109.5 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 1999 ⭐

Son ChaeyoungSingerApril 23, 1999 · 27 years old💛 Golden RabbitKim So-hyunActorJune 4, 1999 · 27 years old💛 Golden RabbitKim You-jungActorSeptember 22, 1999 · 26 years old💛 Golden RabbitYeriSingerMarch 5, 1999 · 27 years old💛 Golden RabbitMark LeeSinger, SongwriterAugust 2, 1999 · 27 years old💛 Golden RabbitPark Ji-hoonSinger, ActorMay 29, 1999 · 27 years old💛 Golden RabbitLomonActorNovember 11, 1999 · 26 years old💛 Golden RabbitChoi Ye-naSinger, ActorSeptember 29, 1999 · 26 years old💛 Golden Rabbit
Who else was born in 1999?Everyone born in 1999

Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 1999 is 27 if they've already had their birthday this year and 26 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 28, and their year age is 27.
Counting from 2026, a 26-year-old was born in 1999.
1999 is the year of the Golden Rabbit. In the sexagenary cycle it's Gi-myo (己卯), and because the heavenly stem carries the element Earth (土), the animal picks up the color Golden. One catch: the tti turns over at ipchun, around February 4, so a birthday before that counts as the previous year's animal.
No. 1999 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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