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Born in 2007

If you were born in 2007, you're 18 or 19 in 2026 - and your tti (Korean zodiac animal) is the Red Pig.

    Your age in 2026
  • International age18 or 19
  • Korean age20
  • Year age19
    • The year 2007
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Red Pig
  • Sexagenary cycleJeong-hae (丁亥年)
  • Five element Fire (火)
  • Leap yearCommon year
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Red PigJeong-hae (丁亥年) · Fire (火)

In the sexagenary cycle, 2007 is Jeong-hae (丁亥年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Fire (火), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the Red Pig (亥).

Born 12 years apart - same Pig
1971age 551983age 431995age 312019age 7

The year you were born: 2007

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

📰 What happened that year
  1. January 1🇺🇳 Ban Ki-moon began his term as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
  2. February 13☢️ The six-party talks, restarted in Beijing, reached a deal.
  3. April 2🤝 Negotiations on the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement wrapped up.
  4. June 29📱 Apple released the very first iPhone.
  5. July 19😰 The Taliban kidnapped a group of South Koreans in Afghanistan.
  6. October 2🕊️ President Roh Moo-hyun traveled to Pyongyang for the second inter-Korean summit.
  7. December 7🛢️ A tanker and a barge collided off Taean, spilling 15,000 tons of crude oil into the sea.
  8. December 19🗳️ Lee Myung-bak of the Grand National Party won the 17th presidential election.
🎬 Films and TV from that year
TV drama "Coffee Prince"TV drama "The Legend"TV drama "White Tower"Film "Secret Sunshine"Film "May 18"Film "D-War"
🏆 Nobel Prizes that year
  • EconomicsLeonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin, Roger Myerson (U.S.)
  • PeaceAl Gore (U.S.), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
  • LiteratureDoris Lessing (U.K.)
  • ChemistryGerhard Ertl (Germany)
  • PhysicsAlbert Fert (France), Peter Grünberg (Germany)
  • Physiology or MedicineMario Capecchi (U.S.) and Oliver Smithies (U.S.), Martin Evans (U.K.)

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

Life timeline for people born in 2007 🗓️

What someone born in 2007 becomes eligible for, year by year.

  1. Born
    2007Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    2014Age 6 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle school
    2020Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    2022Age 15

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

  5. Starts high school
    2023Age 15 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    2024Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    2025Age 18

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

  8. Can vote
    2025Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobaccoThis year 🎉
    2026Year age 19

    From January 1 of the year you turn 19 - this one uses year age, not your birthday (Youth Protection Act).

  10. Legal adulthoodThis year 🎉
    2026Age 19

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

  11. Military service examinationThis year 🎉
    2026Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement ageUpcoming
    2067Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsUpcoming
    2072Age 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.

2007 by the numbers

What Korea's statistics office recorded about 2007.

Babies born in 2007

496,822babies

Then and now
  • When they were born496,822
  • Today (2025)494,672

100% of that year's babies are still here with us. ✨

  • Life expectancy at birth79.2 yrsMen 75.9 · Women 82.5Born in 2024: 83.7 yrs
  • Births per woman1.26Children per woman over a lifetimeIn 2025: 0.8
  • Sex ratio at birth106.2106.2 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 2007 ⭐

LeeseoSingerFebruary 21, 2007 · 19 years old❤️ Red PigPark Min-haActorJuly 2, 2007 · 19 years old❤️ Red PigYoonchae JeungSingerDecember 6, 2007 · 18 years old❤️ Red PigWonheeSinger, ActorJune 26, 2007 · 19 years old❤️ Red PigHan Yu-jinSingerMarch 20, 2007 · 19 years old❤️ Red PigMoon MasonActor, ModelMarch 21, 2007 · 19 years old❤️ Red PigJung Dong-wonSinger, ActorMarch 19, 2007 · 19 years old❤️ Red PigYuhaSingerApril 12, 2007 · 19 years old❤️ Red Pig
Who else was born in 2007?Everyone born in 2007

Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 2007 is 19 if they've already had their birthday this year and 18 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 20, and their year age is 19.
Counting from 2026, a 18-year-old was born in 2007.
2007 is the year of the Red Pig. In the sexagenary cycle it's Jeong-hae (丁亥), 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. 2007 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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