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Born in 2005

A closer look at your age if you were born in 2005.

    Your age
  • International age20 or 21
  • Korean age22
  • Year age21
    • Zodiac and cycle
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Blue Rooster
  • Sexagenary cycleEul-yu (乙酉年)
  • Five element Wood (木)
  • Leap yearCommon year
Other Rooster years
1969age 56-571981age 44-451993age 32-332017age 8-9

Life timeline for people born in 2005 🗓️

Key milestones by age, year by year.

  1. Born
    2005Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    2012Age 6-7 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    2018Age 12-13 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    2020Age 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
    2021Age 15-16 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    2022Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    2023Age 18

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

  8. Can vote
    2023Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    2024Year 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
    2024Age 19

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

  11. Military service examination
    2024Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement ageUpcoming
    2065Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsUpcoming
    2070Age 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: 2005

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

📰 What happened that year
  1. February 3⚖️ The Constitutional Court ruled the hoju system, which put a male head at the center of every family registry, incompatible with the constitution.
  2. February 10☢️ North Korea declared that it had nuclear weapons.
  3. February 14🎥 YouTube, the world's biggest free video-sharing site, was founded.
  4. April 2⛪ Pope John Paul II died.
  5. July 7💥 A series of bombings hit London, England, killing and injuring many people.
  6. August 30🌀 Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, Louisiana.
  7. October 1🌊 Seoul's Cheonggyecheon stream was restored.
  8. December 16🔬 Roh Sung-il, chairman of MizMedi Hospital, said at a press conference that none of the claimed stem cells existed.
🎬 Films and TV from that year
TV drama "My Lovely Sam Soon"TV drama "Rosy Life"Film "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance"Film "Welcome to Dongmakgol"Film "Marathon"Film "King and the Clown"

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

2005 by the numbers

Population and other key statistics.

  • Births in 2005438,707
  • Registered residents in 2025434,325

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

  • Life expectancy at birth78.2 yrsMen 74.9 · Women 81.6Born in 2024: 83.7 yrs
  • Births per woman1.09Children per woman over a lifetimeIn 2025: 0.8
  • Sex ratio at birth107.8107.8 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 2005 ⭐

Kang Ye-seoSinger, ActorAugust 22, 2005 · 21 years oldDanielle MarshSinger, ActorApril 11, 2005 · 21 years oldNi-KiENHYPEN · Singer, DancerDecember 9, 2005 · 20 years oldKim Yoo-binActorJanuary 14, 2005 · 21 years oldKim Ji-youngActorJuly 8, 2005 · 21 years oldAnna TanakaMEOVV · Singer, ActorNovember 17, 2005 · 20 years oldJo Woo-chanAllDay Project · Singer, ActorJanuary 20, 2005 · 21 years oldHwang Min-wooSingerOctober 17, 2005 · 20 years old
Everyone born in 2005
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Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 2005 is 21 if they've already had their birthday this year and 20 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 22, and their year age is 21.
Counting from 2026, a 20-year-old was born in 2005.
2005 is the year of the Blue Rooster. In the sexagenary cycle it's Eul-yu (乙酉), 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. 2005 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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