An ear tag for recognizing livestock individual is provided. The ear tag for recognizing livestock individual according to the present invention includes a cover unit including a first cover unit and a second cover unit, where the first cover unit faces a skin side of livestock, and the first cover unit and the second cover unit integrally coupled with each other, a wireless communication unit arranged between the first cover unit and the second cover unit and including at least one wireless communication chip, a male plug configured to penetrate through a part of a body of the livestock and a through hole formed on the first cover unit and including a distal end configured to be engaged with a space of a female unit formed on the second cover unit, and a folding portion including at least one first folding line formed in a groove with a predetermined length on an outer surface of the cover unit between a head area of the cover unit corresponding to the male plug and a body area of the cover unit corresponding to the wireless communication unit to allow a stress caused by an external force to be concentrated on the folding portion so that the cover unit is folded along the first folding line when the cover unit is bent.