When is Christmas Day 2025?
Christmas Day in 2025 is a public holiday in 180 countries. Most observe it on December 25, 2025 (174 countries).
It is observed on more than one date because some countries follow a different calendar — see the full breakdown below.
Christmas Day celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. Most countries observe it on 25 December, while Orthodox Christian countries that follow the Julian calendar mark it in early January.
On January 6, 2025 · 2 countries
On January 7, 2025 · 4 countries
On December 25, 2025 · 174 countries
Åland IslandsAlbaniaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua & BarbudaArgentinaArubaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBoliviaBosnia & HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCanadaCanary IslandsCape VerdeCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaCongo - BrazzavilleCongo - KinshasaCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte d’IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaGabonGambiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong Kong SAR ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIrelandIsle of ManItalyJamaicaJerseyKenyaKosovoLatviaLesothoLiberiaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaliMaltaMartiniqueMauritiusMayotteMexicoMoldovaMonacoMontserratNamibiaNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorfolk IslandNorwayPanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto RicoRéunionRomaniaRwandaSan MarinoSão Tomé & PríncipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSt. BarthélemySt. HelenaSt. Kitts & NevisSt. LuciaSt. MartinSt. Pierre & MiquelonSt. Vincent & GrenadinesSudanSurinameSvalbard & Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandTanzaniaTogoTongaTrinidad & TobagoTurks & Caicos IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaWallis & FutunaZambiaZimbabwe
Frequently asked questions
- When is Christmas Day 2025?
- Christmas Day 2025 falls on December 25, 2025, observed as a public holiday in 180 countries.
- How many countries observe Christmas Day?
- Christmas Day is a public holiday in 180 countries in 2025.