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Born in 2040

Nobody has been born in 2040 yet - it's about 14 years away. It will be the year of the White Monkey (Gyeong-sin).

    Not born yet
  • Years until 204014
    • The year 2040
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)White Monkey
  • Sexagenary cycleGyeong-sin (庚申年)
  • Five element Metal (金)
  • Leap yearLeap year
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White MonkeyGyeong-sin (庚申年) · Metal (金)

In the sexagenary cycle, 2040 is Gyeong-sin (庚申年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Metal (金), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the White Monkey (申).

Born 12 years apart - same Monkey
2004age 222016age 10

Life timeline for people born in 2040 🗓️

When a child born in 2040 would start school, become an adult, and so on.

  1. BornUpcoming
    2040Age 0
  2. Starts elementary schoolUpcoming
    2047Age 6 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle schoolUpcoming
    2053Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time jobUpcoming
    2055Age 15

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

  5. Starts high schoolUpcoming
    2056Age 15 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration cardUpcoming
    2057Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licenceUpcoming
    2058Age 18

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

  8. Can voteUpcoming
    2058Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobaccoUpcoming
    2059Year 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
    2059Age 19

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

  11. Military service examinationUpcoming
    2059Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement ageUpcoming
    2100Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsUpcoming
    2105Age 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.

Frequently asked questions ❓

Not yet. As of 2026, 2040 is still about 14 years away.
Korean elementary school starts in March of the year a child turns 7 in Korean age, so a 2040 baby would begin in 2047. Middle school follows in 2053, high school in 2056, and legal adulthood arrives in 2059.
2040 is the year of the White Monkey. In the sexagenary cycle it's Gyeong-sin (庚申), and because the heavenly stem carries the element Metal (金), the animal picks up the color White. One catch: the tti turns over at ipchun, around February 4, so a birthday before that counts as the previous year's animal.
Yes. 2040 runs 366 days and February goes all the way to the 29th, so some people born in 2040 only get a real birthday every four years.

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