This page gives an overview of date formats by country.
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Basic components of a calendar date for the most common calendar systems:
Order of the basic components:
Specific formats for the basic components
Separators of the components
| Country | Endianess | Details | ISO 8601 | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | B | dd/mm/yyyy | [1] | |
| Albania | L | [2][3] | some use[1] | |
| Algeria | L | [4] (dd/mm/yyyy) [5] | ||
| Argentina | L | [6][7] | ||
| Armenia | L | (dd.mm.yyyy)[8][9] | ||
| Australia | L | [10][11][12] | AS 3802:1997 | |
| Austria | L | (using dots (which denote ordinal numbering) as in “d.m.(yy)yy” or sometimes "d. month (yy)yy")[13][14] | OENORM EN 28601 | |
| Azerbaijan | L | (dd.mm.yyyy)[15] | ||
| Bahrain | L | [16] | ||
| Bangladesh | L | (century digits may be omitted, e.g., dd-mm-yy)[17] | ||
| Barbados | L | BNS 50:2000[18] | ||
| Basque Country | B | yyyy.mm.dd (when written in basque) | [19] | |
| Belarus | L | (dd.mm.yyyy)[20][21] | ||
| Belgium | L | [22][23] | NBN EN 28601 | |
| Belize | M | [24] | ||
| Bolivia | L | [25] | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | L | |||
| Brazil | L | (dd/mm/yyyy)[26][27] | ||
| Bulgaria | L | (dd.mm.yyyy)[28][29] | ||
| Canada | B | yyyy-mm-dd (government all-numeric standard); all 3 main types are used in Canada, in French and in English | [30][31] | |
| Canada | L | (All 3 main types are used in Canada – in French and in English)[31] | CSA Z234.5:1989 | |
| Chile | L | [32] | ||
| China, People's Republic of | B | yyyy-mm-dd or yyyy年m月d日 (with no leading zeroes) | GB/T 7408-2005 | [33] |
| Colombia | L | [34] | ||
| Costa Rica | L | [35] | ||
| Croatia | L | (d. m. yyyy. or d. month yyyy.; yyyy-mm-dd also used widely)[36][37] | ||
| Cyprus | L | |||
| Czech Republic | L | (d. m. yyyy or d. month yyyy)[38][39] | CSN ISO 8601 | |
| Denmark | L | (The format dd-mm-(yy)yy is the traditional Danish date format.[40] The international format yyyy-mm-dd or yyyymmdd is also accepted. There are no preferences, although the traditional format is the most widely used. The formats d. 'monthname' yyyy and in handwriting d/m-yy or d/m yyyy are also acceptable.[41]) | DS/ISO 8601:2005 | |
| Dominica | L | |||
| Dominican Republic | L | [42] | ||
| Ecuador | L | [43] | ||
| Egypt | L | [44][45] | ||
| El Salvador | L | [46] | ||
| Estonia | L | (d.m.yyyy or d. month yyyy)[47][48] | ||
| Federated States of Micronesia | M | [49] | ||
| Finland | L | (d.m.yyyy or d. month yyyy)[50] | SFS-EN 28601 | |
| France | L | (dd-mm-yyyy or dd/mm/yyyy)[51][52] | NF EN 28601 | |
| Georgia | L | (dd.mm.yyyy) | ||
| Germany | B, L | (The format d(d).m(m).(yy)yy (using dots (which denote ordinal numbering)) is the traditional German date format.[53] Since 1996-05-01, the international format yyyy-mm-dd has become the official standard date format, but the handwritten form d. 'monthname' yyyy is also accepted (see DIN 5008). , standardization applies only for a small part of official correspondence. While the international format is meanwhile in use, the majority of the population continue to use the ordinal format d(d).m(m).(yy)yy.) | DIN ISO 8601, used in DIN 5008 [54] | |
| Greece | L | [55][56] | ELOT EN 28601 | |
| Greenland | L | (dd.mm.yyyy)[57][58] | ||
| Grenada | L | |||
| Guatemala | L | [59] | ||
| Guyana | L | |||
| Hong Kong | B | yyyy年m月d日 (with no leading zeroes for Chinese) and dd/mm/yyyy for English) | [60][61] | |
| Hong Kong | L | (in English)[61] | ||
| Honduras | L | [62] | ||
| Hungary | B | yyyy.mm.dd.[63][64] and the number of the month is traditionally written in Roman numerals[65]) | MSZ ISO 8601:2003 | |
| Iceland | L | (dd.mm.yyyy)[66][67] | IST EN 28601:1992 | |
| India | L | (dd.mm.yyyy in Bengali; dd-mm-yyyy in Kannada, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil; d-m-yyyy in Telugu, no leading zeroes used)[68][69] | IS 7900:2001 | |
| Indonesia | L | [70] | ||
| Iran | B | yyyy/mm/dd[71] in Persian Calendar system ("yy/m/d" is a common alternative), yyyy-mm-dd[72] in Gregorian Calendar system) | ||
| Iraq | L | (dd/mm/yyyy)[73] | ||
| Ireland | L | (dd-mm-yyyy). dd/mm/yyyy is also in common use[74][75] | IS/EN 28601:1993 | |
| Israel | L | (dd/mm/yyyy)[76][77] | ||
| Italy | L | (dd/mm/yyyy)[78] | UNI EN 28601 | |
| Jamaica | L | [79] | ||
| Japan | B | often in the form yyyy年mm月dd日;[80] sometimes Japanese era year is used, e.g. 平成18年12月30日.[81] | JIS X 0301-2002 | |
| Jordan | L | [82][83] | ||
| Kazakhstan | L | (dd.mm.(yy)yy)[84] | ||
| Kenya | B | (yy/mm/dd)[85] | ||
| Kenya | L | (dd/mm/yyyy)[86] | ||
| Korea | B | (yyyy년 mm월 dd일, yyyy.mm.dd, yyyy/mm/dd)[87] | ||
| Kuwait | L | [88] | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | L | (dd.mm.yyyy)[89] | ||
| Latvia | B | [90] (But often dd.mm.yyyy is used) | ||
| Latvia | L | (dd.mm.yyyy[90]; yyyy.mm.dd is also used[91]) | ||
| Lebanon | L | [92] | ||
| Libya | L | [93] | ||
| Lithuania | B | (yyyy-mm-dd)[94] | LST ISO 8601:1997 | |
| Luxembourg | L | (dd/mm/yyyy in French,[95] d.m.yyyy in German[96]) | ITM-EN 28601 | |
| Macau | B | (same as Hong Kong)[97] | ||
| Macau | L | (in Portuguese & English) | ||
| Macedonia | L | (dd.mm.yyyy)[98] | ||
| Malaysia | L | [99] | ||
| Malta | L | |||
| Mexico | L | [100] | NOM-008-SCFI-2002 | |
| Mongolia | B | (yyyy.mm.dd)[101] | ||
| Montenegro | L | (d.m.yyyy)[102] | ||
| Morocco | L | [103] | ||
| Myanmar | B, L | B in Burmese but L in English | ||
| Nepal | B | (also see Nepal Sambat which is also in use) | ||
| Netherlands | L | (using hyphens as in “dd-mm-(yy) yy”, very often "d month (yy)yy")[104] | NEN ISO 8601 & NEN EN 28601 & NEN 2772 | |
| New Zealand | L | [105] | ||
| Nicaragua | L | [106] | ||
| Norway | L | dd.mm.(yy)yy[107] | ||
| Norway | L | (d.m.y; the fraction form d/m-y is common, but incorrect[108]) | NS-ISO 8601 | |
| Oman | L | [109] | ||
| Pakistan | L | [110][111] (dd/mm/(yy)yy) | ||
| Palau | M | |||
| Panama | L | [112] | ||
| Paraguay | L | [113] | ||
| Peru | L | [114] | ||
| Philippines | L | (in Filipino) | ||
| Philippines | M | [115] | ||
| Poland | L | (dd.mm.yyyy,[116] often with dots as separators; more official is d <month in genitive> yyyy, or, less frequently, d <month in Roman numerals> yyyy)[117][118] | PN-90/N-01204 | |
| Portugal | L | (dd/mm/yyyy)[119] | NP EN 28601 | |
| Qatar | L | [120] | ||
| Romania | L | (dd.mm.yyyy)[121][122] Also widely used: (d)d-Mmm(3 letters of month NAME with the notable exception of Nov for November)-yyyy and (d)d-XII-yyyy (Month number as a roman numeral with lines above AND below, slowly deprecating) | ||
| Russia | L | (dd.mm.(yy)yy);[123] more official is d <month in genitive> yyyy <г. (= g., short for goda, i.e. year in genitive)> | ГОСТ ИСО 8601-2001 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | L | |||
| Saint Lucia | L | |||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | L | |||
| Saudi Arabia | L | (dd/mm/yyyy in Islamic and Gregorian calendar systems,[124][125] except for major companies, which conventionally use the American mm/dd/yyyy format) | ||
| Serbia | L | (dd.mm.yyyy.)[126][127][128][129] | ||
| Singapore | B | (Chinese representation: yyyy年m月d日, no leading zeroes)[130] | ||
| Singapore | L | (English)[131] | ||
| Slovakia | L | (d.m.yyyy)[132] | ||
| Slovenia | B | [133] | ||
| Slovenia | L | (d.m.yyyy or d. mmmm yyyy)[134] | ||
| South Africa | B | (yyyy/mm/dd;[135][136] "d/m/yy" is a common alternative) | ARP 010:1989 | |
| Spain | L | (dd/mm/(yy)yy)[137] | UNE EN 28601 | |
| Sri Lanka | L | |||
| Sudan | L | |||
| Suriname | L | |||
| Sweden | B, L | National standard format is yyyy-mm-dd[138], casually many people use d/m yyyy or d/m -yy. | SS-EN 28601 | |
| Switzerland | L | (dd.mm.yyyy)[139][140] | SN ISO 8601:2005-08 | |
| Syria | L | [141] | ||
| Taiwan, Republic of China | B | (yyyy-mm-dd or yyyy年m月d日 with no leading zeroes,[33] year might be represented using ROC era system: 民國95年12月30日.[142]) | ||
| Tajikistan | L | (dd.mm.yyyy)[143] | ||
| Thailand | L | (with Buddhist Era years instead of Common Era)[144] | TIS 1111:2535 in 1992 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | L | [145] | ||
| Tunisia | L | [146] | ||
| Turkey | L | [147][148] | ||
| Turkmenistan | L | (dd.mm.(yy)yy)[149][150] | ||
| Ukraine | L | (dd.mm.(yy)yy;[151][152] some cases of dd/mm/yyyy[153]) | ||
| United Arab Emirates | L | [154][155] | ||
| United Kingdom | L | [156] | BS ISO 8601:2004 | |
| United States of America | M | (civilian vernacular: mm/dd/yy or mm/dd/yyyy;[157][158] other formats, including dd Month yyyy and yyyy-mm-dd, are common or prescribed—particularly in military, academic, scientific, computing, industrial, or governmental contexts. See Date and time notation in the United States.) | ANSI INCITS 30-1997 (R2008) and NIST FIPS PUB 4-2 | |
| Uruguay | L | [159][160] | ||
| Uzbekistan | L | (dd.mm.yyyy Cyrillic, dd/mm yyyy Latin)[161][162][162] | ||
| Venezuela | L | [163][164][165] | ||
| Vietnam | L | [166] | ||
| Yemen | L | [167][168] |