Born in 2010
A closer look at your age if you were born in 2010.
- International age15 or 16
- Korean age17
- Year age16
- tti (Korean zodiac animal)White Tiger
- Sexagenary cycleGyeong-in (庚寅年)
- Five element Metal (金)
- Leap yearCommon year
Life timeline for people born in 2010 🗓️
Key milestones by age, year by year.
- Born
- Starts elementary school
The March after turning 6 - Korean school years start in March, not September.
- Starts middle school
- Can take a part-time job
Under 15, or under 18 and still in middle school, you need an employment permit (Labor Standards Act, Art. 64).
- Starts high schoolThis year 🎉
- Gets a resident registration cardUpcoming
Issued from the first day of the month after turning 17 (Resident Registration Act).
- Can get a driver's licenceUpcoming
Class 2 ordinary licence. Mopeds are allowed from 16 (Road Traffic Act).
- Can voteUpcoming
Must be 18 on election day (Public Official Election Act).
- Can buy alcohol and tobaccoUpcoming
From January 1 of the year you turn 19 - this one uses year age, not your birthday (Youth Protection Act).
- Legal adulthoodUpcoming
Adulthood begins on the 19th birthday (Civil Act, Article 4).
- Military service examinationUpcoming
Held in the year a man turns 19 (Military Service Act · year age · men only).
- Statutory retirement ageUpcoming
The floor employers must set, not a fixed date (Act on Prohibition of Age Discrimination · reference).
- National Pension startsUpcoming
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: 2010
Here's what the world was up to that year 👀
- January 12🌍 A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti, leaving more than 316,000 people dead or injured.
- February 26⛸️ Kim Yuna won the women's singles figure skating event at the Winter Olympics with a record total of 228.56 points, becoming the first South Korean figure skater to take Olympic gold.
- March 26⚓ The navy corvette Cheonan sank in waters near Baengnyeong Island.
- April 20🛢️ The Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico set off the worst oil spill on record.
- June 22⚽ South Korea, coached by Huh Jung-moo, finished the group stage with a match against Nigeria and advanced to the round of 16 at a World Cup held outside Korea for the first time.
- September 28🇰🇵 North Korea held its third party conference in Pyongyang, making Kim Jong-un's succession official.
- November 11🏛️ Seoul hosted the fifth G20 summit.
- November 23💥 North Korea shelled the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong with coastal artillery.
Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record
2010 by the numbers
Population and other key statistics.
There are more people registered now than were born that year. ✨
The resident register also counts people who became Korean citizens later, so it can run past the birth count.
- Life expectancy at birth80.2 yrsMen 76.8 · Women 83.6Born in 2024: 83.7 yrs
- Births per woman1.23Children per woman over a lifetimeIn 2025: 0.8
- Sex ratio at birth106.9106.9 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 2010 ⭐
Frequently asked questions ❓
Sources 🌐
- Framework Act on AdministrationArticle 7-2 - age is counted the international way (in force June 28, 2023)
- Civil ActKorea Law Information Center