151 Countries

New Year's Day

This holiday has passed for 2026.

151
Countries
1
Date
7
Continents

New Year's Day Dates in 2026

01
Jan
January 1, 2026
Thursday
Passed

Celebrated in 151 countries:

Albania American Samoa Andorra Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Bermuda Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Chile China Colombia Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Curacao Cyprus Czech Republic DR Congo Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Falkland Islands Finland France French Polynesia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Laos Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Madagascar Malaysia Maldives Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Nauru Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Norway Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Saint Barthelemy Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Singapore Sint Maarten Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Wallis and Futuna

Countries by Continent

Africa (13)

Botswana Cameroon DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Ghana Guinea Kenya Madagascar Mauritania Morocco Nigeria South Africa Tanzania

Asia (29)

Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Brunei China Georgia Hong Kong India Indonesia Iraq Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Laos Macau Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Philippines Qatar Singapore South Korea Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates

Europe (41)

Albania Andorra Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Vatican City

North America (20)

Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States

Oceania (13)

Australia Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Other (25)

American Samoa Anguilla Aruba Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cook Islands Curacao Falkland Islands French Polynesia Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Mayotte Montserrat New Caledonia Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Saint Barthelemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands Wallis and Futuna

South America (10)

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela

About New Year's Day

How many countries celebrate New Year's Day in 2026?â–¼

151 countries celebrate New Year's Day as a public holiday in 2026. It is observed across 7 continents worldwide.

Is New Year's Day on the same date everywhere?â–¼

Yes, New Year's Day is celebrated on the same date in all 151 countries that observe it in 2026.

When is the next New Year's Day?â–¼

New Year's Day has already passed for all countries in 2026. The next occurrence will be in 2027.