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Born in 2005

If you were born in 2005, you're 20 or 21 in 2026 - and your tti (Korean zodiac animal) is the Blue Rooster.

    Your age in 2026
  • International age20 or 21
  • Korean age22
  • Year age21
    • The year 2005
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Blue Rooster
  • Sexagenary cycleEul-yu (乙酉年)
  • Five element Wood (木)
  • Leap yearCommon year
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Blue RoosterEul-yu (乙酉年) · Wood (木)

In the sexagenary cycle, 2005 is Eul-yu (乙酉年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Wood (木), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the Blue Rooster (酉).

Born 12 years apart - same Rooster
1969age 571981age 451993age 332017age 9

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.
⭐ Born that year
Peyz, League of Legends pro gamer
🎬 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"
🏆 Nobel Prizes that year
  • EconomicsRobert Aumann, Thomas Schelling
  • LiteratureHarold Pinter
  • PhysicsRoy Glauber, John Hall, Theodor Hänsch
  • Physiology or MedicineRobin Warren, Barry Marshall
  • PeaceInternational Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei
  • ChemistryRobert Grubbs, Richard Schrock, Yves Chauvin

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

Life timeline for people born in 2005 🗓️

What someone born in 2005 becomes eligible for, year by year.

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

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

  3. Starts middle school
    2018Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    2020Age 15

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

  5. Starts high school
    2021Age 15 · 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).

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.

2005 by the numbers

What Korea's statistics office recorded about 2005.

Babies born in 2005

438,707babies

Then and now
  • When they were born438,707
  • Today (2025)434,325

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(1970~2025) and Life Tables(~2024); Ministry of the Interior and Safety - Resident Registration Population(as of 2025) (KOSIS)

Famous people born in 2005 ⭐

Danielle MarshSinger, ActorApril 11, 2005 · 21 years old💙 Blue RoosterKang Ye-seoSinger, ActorAugust 22, 2005 · 20 years old💙 Blue RoosterJo Woo-chanSinger, ActorJanuary 20, 2005 · 21 years old💙 Blue RoosterKim Yoo-binActorJanuary 14, 2005 · 21 years old💙 Blue RoosterKim Ji-youngActorJuly 9, 2005 · 21 years old💙 Blue RoosterHwang Min-wooSingerOctober 17, 2005 · 20 years old💙 Blue RoosterJiWooSingerOctober 24, 2005 · 20 years old💙 Blue RoosterSo Jung-hwanSingerFebruary 18, 2005 · 21 years old💙 Blue Rooster
Who else was born in 2005?Everyone born in 2005

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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