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The Pig

Generous and easygoing. Everything the Pig carries in the Korean zodiac - birth years, ages in 2026, colors, and matches.

What the Pig is likeIn Korea the pig is a money-and-luck symbol, and dreaming of one is still taken as a good sign - which is why Golden Pig years get so much attention.
  • Generous, and doesn't keep score
  • Draws good luck and good people toward it
  • Steady, with more stamina than it lets on
  • Trusts too easily, and sometimes pays for it
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What the Pig stands for

The traditional attributes of 亥, the Hae branch - none of them change with the year.

ElementWater (水)
Hours21:00~23:00
DirectionNorthwest
Lunar monthMonth 10

The five colors of the Pig

Same animal, different color - the color depends on which turn of the 60-year cycle your year falls on.

Tap a year to see that year's ages and what happened in Korea 👇

Pig birth years and ages

Every Pig year with both Korean ages, as of 2026.

Birth yearYear nameKorean ageInternational age
2031 White Pig (Sin-hae)Not yet
2019 Golden Pig (Gi-hae)86 or 7
2007 Red Pig (Jeong-hae)2018 or 19
1995 Blue Pig (Eul-hae)3230 or 31
1983 Black Pig (Gye-hae)4442 or 43
1971 White Pig (Sin-hae)5654 or 55
1959 Golden Pig (Gi-hae)6866 or 67
1947 Red Pig (Jeong-hae)8078 or 79
1935 Blue Pig (Eul-hae)9290 or 91
1923 Black Pig (Gye-hae)104102 or 103
1911 White Pig (Sin-hae)116114 or 115

Tap a birth year for that year's full breakdown - three Korean ages, the five element, and what was happening in Korea.

How common is the Pig?

The twelve animals ranked by how many people living in Korea were born under each.

The Pig ranks #1 of the twelve.

  1. 1 Pigabout 4.5M
  2. 2 Ratabout 4.4M
  3. 3 Oxabout 4.3M
  4. 4 Dogabout 4.3M
  5. 5 Monkeyabout 4.3M
  6. 6 Dragonabout 4.3M
  7. 7 Roosterabout 4.3M
  8. 8 Goatabout 4.3M
  9. 9 Tigerabout 4.2M
  10. 10 Snakeabout 4.2M
  11. 11 Rabbitabout 4.1M
  12. 12 Horseabout 4.0M

Source: Statistics Korea resident population, grouped by birth year (approximate - the ipchun cutoff isn't applied).

Who the Pig matches

The pairings the twelve branches traditionally read as the easiest and the hardest.

💕 Best matches
RabbitThree HarmoniesGoatThree HarmoniesTigerSix Harmonies
⚡ Handle with care
SnakeClashDragonFriction
  • Three Harmonies - One of four three-animal groups traditionally read as the strongest fit of all. This is where the Korean saying about a four-year age gap comes from.
  • Six Harmonies - Each animal has exactly one partner in this pairing, and the two are said to be easy company from the first day.
  • Clash - Sits directly opposite on the wheel - always a six-year gap. Opposite enough to argue, and opposite enough to learn from.
  • Friction - The odd one: nobody does anything wrong, and the two still end up quietly annoyed with each other.

Famous Pigs 🐷

pisoSingerJanuary 3, 1995 · 31 years old💙 Blue PigVSingerDecember 30, 1995 · 30 years old💙 Blue PigJiminSingerOctober 13, 1995 · 30 years old💙 Blue PigSteven YeunActorDecember 21, 1983 · 42 years old🖤 Black PigLee Young-aeActorJanuary 31, 1971 · 55 years old🤍 White PigMa Dong-seokActorMarch 1, 1971 · 55 years old🤍 White PigHwasaSingerJuly 23, 1995 · 31 years old💙 Blue PigYoun Yuh-jungActorJune 19, 1947 · 79 years old❤️ Red Pig
Which stars share your Pig year?Everyone born under the Pig

The other eleven animals

Tap an animal to read its years, colors, and personality.

Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster DogAge by birth year →

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Frequently asked questions ❓

The Pig comes around every twelve years. 2019, 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971, 1959 are all Pig years, and the next ones are 2031, 2043, 2055. One catch: the animal turns over at ipchun, around February 4, so a birthday before that counts as the previous year's animal.
The most recent Pig year is 2019, and someone born then is 6 or 7 in 2026, or 8 in Korean age. The table above gives every other Pig birth year.
The animal repeats every 12 years, but the full year name pairs it with one of ten heavenly stems, so the whole cycle runs 60 years. That's why someone born in 2007 is a Red Pig while someone born twelve years later in 2019 is a Golden Pig - the color moves on each time, and an exact year name only comes back after 60 years.
The twelve animals and the 60-year cycle are shared across East Asia, so the years line up exactly. What's different is emphasis: Koreans lean much harder on the five colors, so you'll hear about a Golden Pig or a Blue Dragon year long before anyone mentions the stem itself.

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