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Born in 2052

Nobody has been born in 2052 yet - it's about 26 years away. It will be the year of the Black Monkey (Im-sin).

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  • Years until 205226
    • The year 2052
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Black Monkey
  • Sexagenary cycleIm-sin (壬申年)
  • Five element Water (水)
  • Leap yearLeap year
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Black MonkeyIm-sin (壬申年) · Water (水)

In the sexagenary cycle, 2052 is Im-sin (壬申年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Water (水), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the Black Monkey (申).

Born 12 years apart - same Monkey
2016age 10

Life timeline for people born in 2052 🗓️

When a child born in 2052 would start school, become an adult, and so on.

  1. BornUpcoming
    2052Age 0
  2. Starts elementary schoolUpcoming
    2059Age 6 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle schoolUpcoming
    2065Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time jobUpcoming
    2067Age 15

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

  5. Starts high schoolUpcoming
    2068Age 15 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration cardUpcoming
    2069Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licenceUpcoming
    2070Age 18

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

  8. Can voteUpcoming
    2070Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobaccoUpcoming
    2071Year 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
    2071Age 19

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

  11. Military service examinationUpcoming
    2071Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement ageUpcoming
    2112Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsUpcoming
    2117Age 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, 2052 is still about 26 years away.
Korean elementary school starts in March of the year a child turns 7 in Korean age, so a 2052 baby would begin in 2059. Middle school follows in 2065, high school in 2068, and legal adulthood arrives in 2071.
2052 is the year of the Black Monkey. In the sexagenary cycle it's Im-sin (壬申), and because the heavenly stem carries the element Water (水), the animal picks up the color Black. One catch: the tti turns over at ipchun, around February 4, so a birthday before that counts as the previous year's animal.
Yes. 2052 runs 366 days and February goes all the way to the 29th, so some people born in 2052 only get a real birthday every four years.

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