Law
Korea’s unified ‘man’ age (since 28 June 2023)
Korea used to mix three ages: counting age (1 at birth, +1 every New Year), year age, and international age. Since June 2023, the Civil Act Art. 158 and the Framework Act on Public Administration Art. 7-2 make international age the default in laws, contracts and documents. Exceptions remain — the Juvenile Protection Act still lets people buy alcohol from 1 January of the year they turn 19.
Born 2000-10-05, as of 2026-10-04: 2026 − 2000 = 26, birthday not reached yet → man age 25 Anniversary: start 2026-01-01 = day 1 → day 100 = 2026-04-10 (start + 99)
Common pitfalls: confusing inclusive and exclusive day counts, month-end clamping (31 Jan + 1 month = 28 Feb), and timezone/DST errors when subtracting local-midnight timestamps. This tool works on pure calendar dates. Business days use the full 2026 holiday list, including substitute holidays and the 3 June local election — 245 weekdays in 2026.
