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Born in 2044

Nobody has been born in 2044 yet - it's about 18 years away. It will be the year of the Blue Rat (Gap-ja).

    Not born yet
  • Years until 204418
    • Zodiac and cycle
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Blue Rat
  • Sexagenary cycleGap-ja (甲子年)
  • Five element Wood (木)
  • Leap yearLeap year
Other Rat years
2008age 17-182020age 5-6

Life timeline for people born in 2044 🗓️

When a child born in 2044 would start school, become an adult, and so on.

  1. BornUpcoming
    2044Age 0
  2. Starts elementary schoolUpcoming
    2051Age 6-7 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle schoolUpcoming
    2057Age 12-13 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time jobUpcoming
    2059Age 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
    2060Age 15-16 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration cardUpcoming
    2061Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licenceUpcoming
    2062Age 18

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

  8. Can voteUpcoming
    2062Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobaccoUpcoming
    2063Year 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
    2063Age 19

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

  11. Military service examinationUpcoming
    2063Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement ageUpcoming
    2104Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsUpcoming
    2109Age 65

    Between 63 and 65 depending on your birth year, with at least 10 years of contributions (National Pension Act · reference).

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Frequently asked questions ❓

Not yet. As of 2026, 2044 is still about 18 years away.
Korean elementary school starts in March of the year a child turns 7 in Korean age, so a 2044 baby would begin in 2051. Middle school follows in 2057, high school in 2060, and legal adulthood arrives in 2063.
2044 is the year of the Blue Rat. In the sexagenary cycle it's Gap-ja (甲子), 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.
Yes. 2044 runs 366 days and February goes all the way to the 29th, so some people born in 2044 only get a real birthday every four years.

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