Date Format by Country 2025

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Date Format: Year, Month, Day (YMD)

No

Sometimes

Yes

Date Format: Year, Month, Day (YMD)

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Date Format: Year, Month, Day (YMD)
Date Format: Day, Month, Year (DMY)
Date Format: Month, Day, Year (MDY)
IndiaYesYesSometimes
ChinaYesNoNo
United StatesYesRarelyYes
RussiaYesYesNo
JapanYesNoNo
VietnamYesYesSometimes
IranYesYesNo
GermanyYesYesNo
United KingdomYesYesNo
FranceYesYesNo
South AfricaYesYesSometimes
KenyaYesYesYes
MyanmarYesYesNo
South KoreaYesNoNo
SpainYesYesNo
AfghanistanYesYesNo
CanadaYesYesYes
PolandYesYesNo
UzbekistanYesYesNo
GhanaYesYesYes
CameroonYesYesNo
NepalYesYesSometimes
AustraliaYesYesNo
North KoreaYesNoNo
Sri LankaYesYesRarely
TaiwanYesNoNo
ZimbabweYesNoNo
GuineaYesYesSometimes
RwandaYesYesNo
CubaYesYesNo
SwedenYesYesNo
Czech RepublicYesYesNo
PortugalYesYesNo
HungaryYesNoNo
AustriaYesYesNo
Hong KongYesYesRarely
DenmarkYesYesNo
SingaporeYesYesSometimes
NorwayYesYesRarely
EritreaYesYesSometimes
MongoliaYesNoNo
NamibiaYesYesNo
JamaicaYesYesNo
LithuaniaYesNoNo
AlbaniaYesYesNo
BotswanaYesYesNo
LesothoYesYesNo
EswatiniYesYesNo
DjiboutiYesYesNo
BhutanYesNoNo
MacauYesYesNo
MaldivesYesYesNo
ArgentinaSometimesYesNo
KazakhstanSometimesYesNo
EstoniaSometimesYesNo
IndonesiaNoYesRarely
PakistanNoYesNo
NigeriaNoYesSometimes
BrazilNoYesNo
BangladeshNoYesNo
EthiopiaNoYesSometimes
MexicoNoYesNo
EgyptNoYesNo
PhilippinesNoYesYes
DR CongoNoYesNo
TurkeyNoYesNo
ThailandNoYesNo
TanzaniaNoYesNo
ItalyNoYesNo
ColombiaNoYesNo
SudanNoYesNo
UgandaNoYesNo
AlgeriaNoYesNo
IraqNoYesNo
YemenNoYesNo
AngolaNoYesNo
UkraineNoYesNo
MoroccoNoYesNo
MalaysiaNoYesNo
MozambiqueNoYesNo
PeruNoYesNo
Saudi ArabiaNoYesNo
MadagascarNoYesNo
Ivory CoastNoYesNo
VenezuelaNoYesNo
NigerNoYesNo
SyriaNoYesNo
MaliNoYesNo
Burkina FasoNoYesNo
MalawiNoYesNo
ZambiaNoYesNo
ChadNoYesNo
ChileNoYesNo
SomaliaNoYesNo
SenegalNoYesNo
RomaniaNoYesNo
GuatemalaNoYesNo
NetherlandsNoYesNo
EcuadorNoYesNo
CambodiaNoYesNo
BeninNoYesNo
BurundiNoYesNo
BoliviaNoYesNo
TunisiaNoYesNo
South SudanNoYesNo
HaitiNoYesNo
BelgiumNoYesNo
JordanNoYesNo
Dominican RepublicNoYesNo
United Arab EmiratesNoYesNo
HondurasNoYesNo
TajikistanNoYesNo
Papua New GuineaNoYesNo
AzerbaijanNoYesNo
GreeceNoYesNo
TogoNoYesYes
IsraelNoYesNo
BelarusNoYesNo
SwitzerlandNoYesNo
Sierra LeoneNoYesNo
LaosNoYesNo
TurkmenistanNoYesNo
LibyaNoYesNo
KyrgyzstanNoYesNo
ParaguayNoYesNo
NicaraguaNoYesNo
BulgariaNoYesNo
SerbiaNoYesNo
Republic of the CongoNoYesNo
El SalvadorNoYesNo
LebanonNoYesNo
LiberiaNoYesNo
FinlandNoYesSometimes
PalestineNoYesNo
Central African RepublicNoYesNo
OmanNoYesNo
SlovakiaNoYesNo
MauritaniaNoYesNo
IrelandNoYesNo
New ZealandNoYesNo
Costa RicaNoYesNo
KuwaitNoYesNo
PanamaNoYesYes
CroatiaNoYesNo
GeorgiaNoYesNo
UruguayNoYesNo
Puerto RicoNoYesYes
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNoYesNo
QatarNoYesNo
MoldovaNoYesNo
ArmeniaNoYesNo
GambiaNoYesNo
GabonNoYesNo
Guinea-BissauNoYesNo
SloveniaNoYesNo
Equatorial GuineaNoYesNo
LatviaNoYesNo
North MacedoniaNoYesNo
BahrainNoYesNo
Trinidad and TobagoNoYesNo
Timor-LesteNoYesNo
CyprusNoYesNo
MauritiusNoYesNo
FijiNoYesNo
ComorosNoYesNo
ReunionNoYesNo
Solomon IslandsNoYesNo
GuyanaNoYesNo
LuxembourgNoYesNo
SurinameNoYesNo
MontenegroNoYesNo
MaltaNoYesNo
Cape VerdeNoYesNo
BruneiNoYesNo
BelizeNoYesNo
BahamasNoYesNo
IcelandNoYesNo
GuadeloupeNoYesNo
MartiniqueNoYesNo
MayotteNoYesNo
VanuatuNoYesNo
French GuianaNoYesNo
New CaledoniaNoYesNo
BarbadosNoYesNo
French PolynesiaNoYesNo
Sao Tome and PrincipeNoYesNo
SamoaNoYesNo
CuracaoNoYesNo
Saint LuciaNoYesNo
GuamNoNoYes
KiribatiNoYesNo
SeychellesNoYesNo
GrenadaNoYesNo
MicronesiaNoNoYes
ArubaNoYesNo
JerseyNoYesNo
TongaNoYesNo
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNoYesNo
Antigua and BarbudaNoYesNo
United States Virgin IslandsNoNoYes
Isle of ManNoYesNo
AndorraNoYesNo
Cayman IslandsNoYesYes
DominicaNoYesNo
BermudaNoYesNo
GuernseyNoYesNo
Faroe IslandsNoYesNo
GreenlandNoYesYes
Saint Kitts and NevisNoYesNo
Turks and Caicos IslandsNoYesNo
American SamoaNoNoYes
Sint MaartenNoYesNo
Northern Mariana IslandsNoNoYes
LiechtensteinNoYesNo
GibraltarNoYesNo
British Virgin IslandsNoYesNo
MonacoNoYesNo
Marshall IslandsNoNoYes
San MarinoNoYesNo
Saint MartinNoYesNo
PalauNoYesRarely
AnguillaNoYesNo
Cook IslandsNoYesNo
NauruNoYesNo
Saint BarthelemyNoYesNo
Wallis and FutunaNoYesNo
TuvaluNoYesNo
Saint Pierre and MiquelonNoYesNo
MontserratNoYesNo
Falkland IslandsNoYesNo
TokelauNoYesNo
NiueNoYesNo
Vatican CityNoNoYes
  • Abbreviations: d = day, m = month, and y = year
  • Common separator marks include dashes (-), forward slashes (/) and periods (.)
  • Parenthesis indicate multiple accepted variations. For example, dd.mm.(yy)yy means both dd.mm.yy and dd.mm.yyyy are acceptable.
  • Capital letters represent the general order in which day, month, and year are shown. Ex: YMD = year, month, day.
  • Knowledge of date orders helps prevent misunderstandings. For example, 02-06-12 means February 06, 2012 in MDY; June 02, 2012 in DMY; and June 12, 2002 in YMD.
  • Lower-case letters represent the precise formula in use.
  • A single letter indicates single-digits when possible, but double-digits otherwise. Ex: d-m-yy = 1-1-24, but also 10-31-24
  • Two letters indicates a two-digit numerical abbreviation. Ex: mm-yy = 01-24
  • Three letters indicate a three-letter written abbreviation. Ex: mmm-yyyy = Jan-2024
  • Four letters indicate a four-digit year or the full name of the day or month. Ex: dddd mmmm yyyy = Monday 01 January 2024