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231 countries
 Afghanistan | Solar Hijri | The official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan, the Solar Hijri calendar counts years starting at the Islamic Hijra (622 CE) and beginning each year at the March equinox. It is considered more seasonally precise than the Gregorian calendar. |
 Albania | Gregorian | — |
 Algeria | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 American Samoa | Gregorian | — |
 Andorra | Gregorian | — |
 Angola | Gregorian | — |
 Anguilla | Gregorian | — |
 Antigua and Barbuda | Gregorian | — |
 Argentina | Gregorian | — |
 Armenia | Gregorian | — |
 Aruba | Gregorian | — |
 Australia | Gregorian | — |
 Austria | Gregorian | — |
 Azerbaijan | Gregorian | — |
 Bahamas | Gregorian | — |
 Bahrain | Gregorian | — |
 Bangladesh | Bangla | The Bangla calendar is similar to the Bengali calendar but was officially revised in Bangladesh in 1966 to match fixed Gregorian months for administrative purposes. |
 Barbados | Gregorian | — |
 Belarus | Gregorian | — |
 Belgium | Gregorian | — |
 Belize | Gregorian | — |
 Benin | Gregorian | — |
 Bermuda | Gregorian | — |
 Bhutan | Gregorian | — |
 Bolivia | Gregorian | — |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Gregorian | — |
 Botswana | Gregorian | — |
 Brazil | Gregorian | — |
 Brunei | Gregorian | — |
 Bulgaria | Gregorian | — |
 Burkina Faso | Gregorian | — |
 Burundi | Gregorian | — |
 Cambodia | Gregorian | — |
 Cameroon | Gregorian | — |
 Canada | Gregorian | — |
 Cape Verde | Gregorian | — |
 Cayman Islands | Gregorian | — |
 Central African Republic | Gregorian | — |
 Chad | Gregorian | — |
 Chile | Gregorian | — |
 China | Gregorian | — |
 Colombia | Gregorian | — |
 Comoros | Gregorian | — |
 Cook Islands | Gregorian | — |
 Costa Rica | Gregorian | — |
 Croatia | Gregorian | — |
 Cuba | Gregorian | — |
 Curacao | Gregorian | — |
 Cyprus | Gregorian | — |
 Czechia | Gregorian | — |
 Denmark | Gregorian | — |
 Djibouti | Gregorian | — |
 Dominica | Gregorian | — |
 Dominican Republic | Gregorian | — |
 DR Congo | Gregorian | — |
 Ecuador | Gregorian | — |
 Egypt | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 El Salvador | Gregorian | — |
 Equatorial Guinea | Gregorian | — |
 Eritrea | Gregorian | — |
 Estonia | Gregorian | — |
 Eswatini | Gregorian | — |
 Ethiopia | Ethiopian | Based upon the ancient Coptic calendar, the Ethiopian calendar has 13 months (12 of 30 days, plus one of 5–6 days) and is about 7–8 years behind the Gregorian because it calculates Christ’s birth differently. |
 Falkland Islands | Gregorian | — |
 Faroe Islands | Gregorian | — |
 Fiji | Gregorian | — |
 Finland | Gregorian | — |
 France | Gregorian | — |
 French Guiana | Gregorian | — |
 French Polynesia | Gregorian | — |
 Gabon | Gregorian | — |
 Gambia | Gregorian | — |
 Georgia | Gregorian | — |
 Germany | Gregorian | — |
 Ghana | Gregorian | — |
 Gibraltar | Gregorian | — |
 Greece | Gregorian | — |
 Greenland | Gregorian | — |
 Grenada | Gregorian | — |
 Guadeloupe | Gregorian | — |
 Guam | Gregorian | — |
 Guatemala | Gregorian | — |
 Guinea | Gregorian | — |
 Guinea-Bissau | Gregorian | — |
 Guyana | Gregorian | — |
 Haiti | Gregorian | — |
 Honduras | Gregorian | — |
 Hong Kong | Gregorian | — |
 Hungary | Gregorian | — |
 Iceland | Gregorian | — |
 India | Indian National (also called Shaka or Śaka calendar), Bengali | Adopted in 1957 and based on the Śaka Era (78 CE) and solar months, the Indian National calendar aligns with the Gregorian year but uses different month lengths and names and starts on March 22 (March 21 in leap years). It is 78 years behind the Gregorian Calendar from April t… |
 Indonesia | Gregorian | — |
 Iran | Solar Hijri | The official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan, the Solar Hijri calendar counts years starting at the Islamic Hijra (622 CE) and beginning each year at the March equinox. It is considered more seasonally precise than the Gregorian calendar. |
 Iraq | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 Ireland | Gregorian | — |
 Isle of Man | Gregorian | — |
 Israel | Gregorian and Hebrew | The Hebrew calendar is a "lunisolar" calendar whose months follow lunar cycles, with leap months added to align with the solar year. The year count starts from a traditional Jewish creation year (3761 BCE), leading to a modern year currently in the 5780s. |
 Italy | Gregorian | — |
 Ivory Coast | Gregorian | — |
 Jamaica | Gregorian | — |
 Japan | Modified Gregorian and Japanese | The Japanese calendar uses Gregorian months and days, but counts years by the "reign era" of the current emperor, replacing Western year counts with era names (e.g., Reiwa 6 instead of 2024). Era names change upon imperial succession (when a new emperor takes the throne). |
 Jordan | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 Kazakhstan | Gregorian | — |
 Kenya | Gregorian | — |
 Kiribati | Gregorian | — |
 Kuwait | Gregorian | — |
 Kyrgyzstan | Gregorian | — |
 Laos | Gregorian | — |
 Latvia | Gregorian | — |
 Lebanon | Gregorian | — |
 Lesotho | Gregorian | — |
 Liberia | Gregorian | — |
 Libya | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 Liechtenstein | Gregorian | — |
 Lithuania | Gregorian | — |
 Luxembourg | Gregorian | — |
 Macau | Gregorian | — |
 Madagascar | Gregorian | — |
 Malawi | Gregorian | — |
 Malaysia | Gregorian | — |
 Maldives | Gregorian | — |
 Mali | Gregorian | — |
 Malta | Gregorian | — |
 Marshall Islands | Gregorian | — |
 Martinique | Gregorian | — |
 Mauritania | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 Mauritius | Gregorian | — |
 Mayotte | Gregorian | — |
 Mexico | Gregorian | — |
 Micronesia | Gregorian | — |
 Moldova | Gregorian | — |
 Monaco | Gregorian | — |
 Mongolia | Gregorian | — |
 Montenegro | Gregorian | — |
 Montserrat | Gregorian | — |
 Morocco | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 Mozambique | Gregorian | — |
 Myanmar | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 Namibia | Gregorian | — |
 Nauru | Gregorian | — |
 Nepal | Nepal Sambat, Vikram Samvat | The Nepal Sambat calendar originated in 879 CE in the Kathmandu Valley. It is a lunisolar calendar (lunar-based but adjusted with solar rules) whose month names are based upon cultural festivals and whose new year begins at a different time than the Gregorian calendar's new ye… |
 Netherlands | Gregorian | — |
 New Caledonia | Gregorian | — |
 New Zealand | Gregorian | — |
 Nicaragua | Gregorian | — |
 Niger | Gregorian | — |
 Nigeria | Gregorian | — |
 Niue | Gregorian | — |
 North Korea | Modified Gregorian and Juche | Introduced in North Korea in 1997, the Juche calendar designates 1912 (birth of Kim Il Sung) as year 1. Otherwise, it follows Gregorian months and days. |
 North Macedonia | Gregorian | — |
 Northern Mariana Islands | Gregorian | — |
 Norway | Gregorian | — |
 Oman | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 Pakistan | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 Palau | Gregorian | — |
 Palestine | Gregorian | — |
 Panama | Gregorian | — |
 Papua New Guinea | Gregorian | — |
 Paraguay | Gregorian | — |
 Peru | Gregorian | — |
 Philippines | Gregorian | — |
 Poland | Gregorian | — |
 Portugal | Gregorian | — |
 Puerto Rico | Gregorian | — |
 Qatar | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 Republic of the Congo | Gregorian | — |
 Reunion | Gregorian | — |
 Romania | Gregorian | — |
 Russia | Gregorian | — |
 Rwanda | Gregorian | — |
 Saint Barthelemy | Gregorian | — |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | Gregorian | — |
 Saint Lucia | Gregorian | — |
 Saint Martin | Gregorian | — |
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Gregorian | — |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Gregorian | — |
 Samoa | Gregorian | — |
 San Marino | Gregorian | — |
 Sao Tome and Principe | Gregorian | — |
 Saudi Arabia | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 Senegal | Gregorian | — |
 Serbia | Gregorian | — |
 Seychelles | Gregorian | — |
 Sierra Leone | Gregorian | — |
 Singapore | Gregorian | — |
 Sint Maarten | Gregorian | — |
 Slovakia | Gregorian | — |
 Slovenia | Gregorian | — |
 Solomon Islands | Gregorian | — |
 Somalia | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 South Africa | Gregorian | — |
 South Korea | Gregorian | — |
 South Sudan | Gregorian | — |
 Spain | Gregorian | — |
 Sri Lanka | Gregorian | — |
 Sudan | Gregorian | — |
 Suriname | Gregorian | — |
 Sweden | Gregorian | — |
 Switzerland | Gregorian | — |
 Syria | Gregorian | — |
 Taiwan | Minguo | The Minguo calendar was introduced in early Republican China and counts years starting in 1912 (founding of the Republic). Otherwise it follows Gregorian month/day structure. |
 Tajikistan | Gregorian | — |
 Tanzania | Gregorian | — |
 Thailand | Modified Gregorian, Thai Solar, Thai Lunar | The Thai Solar calendar is based on the Gregorian solar year but counts years starting in the Buddhist Era (starting 543 BCE), making it 543 years ahead of the Gregorian year., The Thai Lunar calendar is a lunisolar calendar used for traditional Buddhist festivals and other r… |
 Timor-Leste | Gregorian | — |
 Togo | Gregorian | — |
 Tokelau | Gregorian | — |
 Tonga | Gregorian | — |
 Trinidad and Tobago | Gregorian | — |
 Tunisia | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 Turkey | Gregorian | — |
 Turkmenistan | Gregorian | — |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | Gregorian | — |
 Tuvalu | Gregorian | — |
 Uganda | Gregorian | — |
 Ukraine | Gregorian | — |
 United Arab Emirates | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 United Kingdom | Gregorian | — |
 United States | Gregorian | — |
 United States Virgin Islands | Gregorian | — |
 Uruguay | Gregorian | — |
 Uzbekistan | Gregorian | — |
 Vanuatu | Gregorian | — |
 Vatican City | Gregorian | — |
 Venezuela | Gregorian | — |
 Vietnam | Gregorian | — |
 Wallis and Futuna | Gregorian | — |
 Western Sahara | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 Yemen | Gregorian and Independent | — |
 Zambia | Gregorian | — |
 Zimbabwe | Gregorian | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this calendars by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Countries That Use Their Own Calendar - World Atlas; Calendar systems used throughout the world - Vivid Maps.