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Born in 2006

If you were born in 2006, you're 19 or 20 in 2026 - and your tti (Korean zodiac animal) is the Red Dog.

    Your age in 2026
  • International age19 or 20
  • Korean age21
  • Year age20
    • The year 2006
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Red Dog
  • Sexagenary cycleByeong-sul (丙戌年)
  • Five element Fire (火)
  • Leap yearCommon year
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Red DogByeong-sul (丙戌年) · Fire (火)

In the sexagenary cycle, 2006 is Byeong-sul (丙戌年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Fire (火), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the Red Dog (戌).

Born 12 years apart - same Dog
1970age 561982age 441994age 322018age 8

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.
⭐ Born that year
Yoon Hoo, son of singer Yoon Min-sooBarron Trump, son of U.S. President Donald TrumpOh Yeon-joon, singer
🎬 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"
🏆 Nobel Prizes that year
  • EconomicsEdmund Phelps
  • LiteratureOrhan Pamuk
  • PhysicsJohn C. Mather and George F. Smoot
  • Physiology or MedicineAndrew Fire and Craig Mello
  • PeaceMuhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank
  • ChemistryRoger Kornberg

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

Life timeline for people born in 2006 🗓️

What someone born in 2006 becomes eligible for, year by year.

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

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

  3. Starts middle school
    2019Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    2021Age 15

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

  5. Starts high school
    2022Age 15 · 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).

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.

2006 by the numbers

What Korea's statistics office recorded about 2006.

Babies born in 2006

451,759babies

Then and now
  • When they were born451,759
  • Today (2025)447,937

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

Famous people born in 2006 ⭐

Lee ReActor, ModelMarch 12, 2006 · 20 years old❤️ Red DogKim Su-anActorJanuary 26, 2006 · 20 years old❤️ Red DogKal So-wonActorAugust 14, 2006 · 20 years old❤️ Red DogHaerinSinger, ModelMay 15, 2006 · 20 years old❤️ Red DogHong Eun-chaeSingerNovember 10, 2006 · 19 years old❤️ Red DogKyujinSingerMay 26, 2006 · 20 years old❤️ Red DogLee Ji-wonActorAugust 30, 2006 · 19 years old❤️ Red DogGyubinSingerNovember 28, 2006 · 19 years old❤️ Red Dog
Who else was born in 2006?Everyone born in 2006

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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