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Born in 2006

A closer look at your age if you were born in 2006.

    Your age
  • International age19 or 20
  • Korean age21
  • Year age20
    • Zodiac and cycle
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Red Dog
  • Sexagenary cycleByeong-sul (丙戌年)
  • Five element Fire (火)
  • Leap yearCommon year
Other Dog years
1970age 55-561982age 43-441994age 31-322018age 7-8

Life timeline for people born in 2006 🗓️

Key milestones by age, year by year.

  1. Born
    2006Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    2013Age 6-7 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    2019Age 12-13 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    2021Age 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
    2022Age 15-16 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    2023Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    2024Age 18

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

  8. Can vote
    2024Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    2025Year 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
    2025Age 19

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

  11. Military service examination
    2025Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement ageUpcoming
    2066Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsUpcoming
    2071Age 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: 2006

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

📰 What happened that year
  1. January 19🚀 New Horizons, a probe headed for Pluto, launched.
  2. May 20🚨 Park Geun-hye, leader of the Grand National Party, was attacked while campaigning in Sinchon, Seoul.
  3. June 12🔬 Prosecutors released the final results of their investigation into research fraud by Hwang Woo-suk, a former Seoul National University professor.
  4. July 9⚽ The World Cup in Germany wrapped up with Italy winning its fourth World Cup title.
  5. August 24🪐 The International Astronomical Union settled on a definition of a planet, and Pluto was reclassified from a planet to a dwarf planet.
  6. October 9☢️ North Korea carried out its first nuclear test in Hwapo-ri, North Hamgyong Province.
  7. October 14🇺🇳 Ban Ki-moon, South Korea's foreign minister, was elected UN Secretary-General.
  8. December 30⚖️ Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging.
🎬 Films and TV from that year
TV drama "Jumong"TV drama "Princess Hours"TV drama "Hwang Jini"Film "The Host"Film "Tazza: The High Rollers"Film "200 Pounds Beauty"

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

2006 by the numbers

Population and other key statistics.

  • Births in 2006451,759
  • Registered residents in 2025447,937

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

  • Life expectancy at birth78.8 yrsMen 75.4 · Women 82.1Born in 2024: 83.7 yrs
  • Births per woman1.13Children per woman over a lifetimeIn 2025: 0.8
  • Sex ratio at birth107.6107.6 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 2006 ⭐

Lee ReActor, ModelMarch 12, 2006 · 20 years oldKim Su-anActorJanuary 26, 2006 · 20 years oldKal So-wonActorAugust 14, 2006 · 20 years oldHaerinNewJeans · Singer, ModelMay 15, 2006 · 20 years oldHong Eun-chaeLe Sserafim · SingerNovember 10, 2006 · 19 years oldLee Ji-wonActorAugust 30, 2006 · 20 years oldCarmenHearts2Hearts · SingerMarch 28, 2006 · 20 years oldKyujinNmixx · SingerMay 26, 2006 · 20 years old
Everyone born in 2006
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Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 2006 is 20 if they've already had their birthday this year and 19 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 21, and their year age is 20.
Counting from 2026, a 19-year-old was born in 2006.
2006 is the year of the Red Dog. In the sexagenary cycle it's Byeong-sul (丙戌), and because the heavenly stem carries the element Fire (火), the animal picks up the color Red. One catch: the tti turns over at ipchun, around February 4, so a birthday before that counts as the previous year's animal.
No. 2006 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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