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Born in 2014

A closer look at your age if you were born in 2014.

    Your age
  • International age11 or 12
  • Korean age13
  • Year age12
    • Zodiac and cycle
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Blue Horse
  • Sexagenary cycleGap-o (甲午年)
  • Five element Wood (木)
  • Leap yearCommon year
Other Horse years
1978age 47-481990age 35-362002age 23-242026age 0

Life timeline for people born in 2014 🗓️

Key milestones by age, year by year.

  1. Born
    2014Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    2021Age 6-7 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle schoolUpcoming
    2027Age 12-13 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time jobUpcoming
    2029Age 15

    Under 15, or under 18 and still in middle school, you need an employment permit (Labor Standards Act, Art. 64).

  5. Starts high schoolUpcoming
    2030Age 15-16 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration cardUpcoming
    2031Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licenceUpcoming
    2032Age 18

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

  8. Can voteUpcoming
    2032Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobaccoUpcoming
    2033Year age 19

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

  10. Legal adulthoodUpcoming
    2033Age 19

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

  11. Military service examinationUpcoming
    2033Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement ageUpcoming
    2074Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsUpcoming
    2079Age 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: 2014

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

📰 What happened that year
  1. February 20⛸️ Kim Yuna won silver, while Russia's Adelina Sotnikova won gold in the women's figure skating singles at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
  2. March 8✈️ Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, on its way to Beijing, went down.
  3. March 18🇷🇺 Russian President Putin signed a treaty annexing the Republic of Crimea to the Russian Federation.
  4. April 16⚓ The ferry Sewol, carrying students on a school trip, sank off Jindo in South Jeolla Province, killing 299 passengers and leaving 5 missing.
  5. July 13⚽ Germany beat Argentina 1-0 in the World Cup final in Brazil for its first title in 24 years.
  6. August 14⛪ Pope Francis landed at Seoul Airport, starting a five-day visit to South Korea.
  7. December 5🥜 Korean Air Flight 086 was turned back to the gate in what became known as the nut rage incident.
  8. December 19⚖️ The Constitutional Court ordered the Unified Progressive Party dissolved, and its five sitting lawmakers lost their seats.
🎬 Films and TV from that year
TV drama "Misaeng: Incomplete Life"TV drama "Jeong Do-jeon"TV drama "Here Comes Jang Bo-ri"TV drama "Pinocchio"Film "The Admiral: Roaring Currents"Film "Ode to My Father"

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

2014 by the numbers

Population and other key statistics.

  • Births in 2014435,435
  • Registered residents in 2025441,512

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 birth81.8 yrsMen 78.6 · Women 85Born in 2024: 83.7 yrs
  • Births per woman1.21Children per woman over a lifetimeIn 2025: 0.8
  • Sex ratio at birth105.3105.3 boys per 100 girls

Source: Statistics Korea birth statistics and life tables; Ministry of the Interior and Safety resident population(as of 2025)

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Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 2014 is 12 if they've already had their birthday this year and 11 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 13, and their year age is 12.
Counting from 2026, a 11-year-old was born in 2014.
2014 is the year of the Blue Horse. In the sexagenary cycle it's Gap-o (甲午), 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. 2014 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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