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Born in 2098

Nobody has been born in 2098 yet - it's about 72 years away. It will be the year of the Golden Horse (Mu-o).

    Not born yet
  • Years until 209872
    • The year 2098
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Golden Horse
  • Sexagenary cycleMu-o (戊午年)
  • Five element Earth (土)
  • Leap yearCommon year
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Golden HorseMu-o (戊午年) · Earth (土)

In the sexagenary cycle, 2098 is Mu-o (戊午年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Earth (土), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the Golden Horse (午).

Life timeline for people born in 2098 🗓️

When a child born in 2098 would start school, become an adult, and so on.

  1. BornUpcoming
    2098Age 0
  2. Starts elementary schoolUpcoming
    2105Age 6 · elementary

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

  3. Starts middle schoolUpcoming
    2111Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time jobUpcoming
    2113Age 15

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

  5. Starts high schoolUpcoming
    2114Age 15 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration cardUpcoming
    2115Age 17

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

  7. Can get a driver's licenceUpcoming
    2116Age 18

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

  8. Can voteUpcoming
    2116Age 18

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

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobaccoUpcoming
    2117Year 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
    2117Age 19

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

  11. Military service examinationUpcoming
    2117Year age 19

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

  12. Statutory retirement ageUpcoming
    2158Age 60

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

  13. National Pension startsUpcoming
    2163Age 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, 2098 is still about 72 years away.
Korean elementary school starts in March of the year a child turns 7 in Korean age, so a 2098 baby would begin in 2105. Middle school follows in 2111, high school in 2114, and legal adulthood arrives in 2117.
2098 is the year of the Golden Horse. In the sexagenary cycle it's Mu-o (戊午), and because the heavenly stem carries the element Earth (土), the animal picks up the color Golden. One catch: the tti turns over at ipchun, around February 4, so a birthday before that counts as the previous year's animal.
No. 2098 is a common year - 365 days, and February ends on the 28th.

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