New Year's Day

Countries that keep New Year's Day as a public holiday. Follow a country to see all of its holidays.

194 countries observe New Year's Day in 2026. The date differs by country — 2 distinct dates — and the one shared by the most countries is 1 January (193 countries).

Every date that carries this name is here. Names that differ only in spelling (All Saints’ Day · All Saints Day) are one name; names that differ in wording are kept apart.

2025 · 194 countries

Date	Countries
2025.01.01Wed	193 countriesÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaBahrainBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIraqIrelandIsle of ManItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJerseyKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiLatviaLesothoLiberiaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNauruNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalPuerto RicoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSão Tomé and PríncipeSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTanzaniaTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Virgin IslandsUruguayVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamWallis and FutunaZambiaZimbabwe
2025.01.02Thu	12 countriesAlbaniaArmeniaBelarusBosnia and HerzegovinaCook IslandsGeorgiaKazakhstanMontenegroRwandaSamoaSerbiaSlovenia
2025.01.03Fri	1 countriesBahamas

2026 · 194 countries

New Year's Day in 2026

Date	Countries
2026.01.01Thu	193 countriesÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaBahrainBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIraqIrelandIsle of ManItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJerseyKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiLatviaLesothoLiberiaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNauruNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalPuerto RicoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSão Tomé and PríncipeSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTanzaniaTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Virgin IslandsUruguayVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamWallis and FutunaZambiaZimbabwe
2026.01.02Fri	13 countriesAlbaniaArmeniaBahamasBelarusBosnia and HerzegovinaCook IslandsGeorgiaKazakhstanMontenegroRwandaSamoaSerbiaSlovenia

2027 · 194 countries

Date	Countries
2027.01.01Fri	194 countriesÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIraqIrelandIsle of ManItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJerseyKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiLatviaLesothoLiberiaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNauruNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalPuerto RicoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSão Tomé and PríncipeSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTanzaniaTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States Virgin IslandsUruguayVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamWallis and FutunaZambiaZimbabwe
2027.01.02Sat	11 countriesArmeniaBelarusBosnia and HerzegovinaCook IslandsGeorgiaKazakhstanMontenegroRwandaSamoaSerbiaSlovenia
2027.01.04Mon	1 countriesAlbania

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