An age-old question: how South Korean reform means citizens to be year younger
The Independent|December 09, 2022
Every South Korean citizen will officially become one or two years younger from next year after a new bill was passed to revise the antiquated system used to count a person's age.
EMILY ATKINSON
An age-old question: how South Korean reform means citizens to be year younger

Under the current apparatus, newborns in the east Asian country are considered one year old, while most countries begin the tally a year on from the date a person is born. From that point on, South Korean citizens turn a year older at the start of the New Year. So, for children born on 31 December, they will turn two the day after being delivered.

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