57 Countries

New Year

This holiday has passed for 2026.

57
Countries
2
Dates
7
Continents

New Year Dates in 2026

01
Jan
January 1, 2026
Thursday
Passed

Celebrated in 56 countries:

Algeria Angola Bahrain Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Djibouti Eritrea Eswatini Faroe Islands Fiji Gabon Gambia Greenland Grenada Guam Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Malawi Mali Martinique Mauritius Mongolia Mozambique Namibia Niger North Korea Oman Republic of the Congo Reunion Rwanda Saint Helena Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Sudan Suriname Syria Togo Tunisia US Virgin Islands Uganda Uzbekistan Zambia Zimbabwe
14
Jan
January 14, 2026
Wednesday
Passed

Celebrated in 1 country:

Serbia

Countries by Continent

Africa (37)

Algeria Angola Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Djibouti Eritrea Eswatini Gabon Gambia Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Lesotho Liberia Malawi Mali Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Republic of the Congo Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Sudan Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Asia (9)

Bahrain Cambodia Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Mongolia North Korea Oman Syria Uzbekistan

Europe (1)

Serbia

North America (1)

Grenada

Oceania (1)

Fiji

Other (7)

Faroe Islands Greenland Guam Martinique Reunion Saint Helena US Virgin Islands

South America (1)

Suriname

About New Year

How many countries celebrate New Year in 2026?▼

57 countries celebrate New Year as a public holiday in 2026. It is observed across 7 continents worldwide.

Is New Year on the same date everywhere?▼

No, New Year falls on 2 different dates in 2026 depending on the country. This can be due to different calendars, regional traditions, or local government decisions.

When is the next New Year?▼

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