| Country |
Date |
Constitution |
Local Name |
Public Holiday |
Note |
|---|
| Abkhazia |
26 November 1994[1] |
Constitution of Abkhazia |
|
|
|
| Andorra |
14 March 1993[2] |
Constitution of Andorra |
Dia de la Constitució |
|
|
| Argentina |
1 May 1853 |
Constitution of Argentina |
|
No |
|
| Armenia |
5 July 1995[3] |
Constitution of Armenia |
|
Yes |
|
| Australia |
9 July 1900[4] |
Constitution of Australia |
|
No |
|
| Azerbaijan |
12 November 1995[5] |
Constitution of Azerbaijan |
|
No |
|
| Bangladesh |
4 November 1972 |
Constitution of Bangladesh |
সংবিধান দিবস |
No |
|
| Belarus |
15 March 1994[6] |
Constitution of Belarus |
Dzień Kanstytucyji |
|
|
| Belgium |
21 July 1890[7] |
Constitution of Belgium |
Nationale feestdag van België (in Dutch)
Fête nationale belge (in French) |
|
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
14 December 1995 |
Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Ustav Bosne i Hercegovine / Устав Босне и Херцеговине |
|
|
| Brazil |
15 November 1889 |
Constitution of Brazil |
Dia da Proclamação da República |
Yes |
|
| Cambodia |
24 September 1993[8] |
Constitution of Cambodia |
|
|
|
| Canada |
29 March 1867[9][10] |
Constitution of Canada |
|
No |
|
| China |
4 December 1982 |
Constitution of the People's Republic of China |
中华人民共和国宪法 (in Chinese) |
No |
|
| Cook Islands |
4 August 1965[11] |
Constitution of the Cook Islands |
Te Maeva Nui Celebrations |
|
|
| Croatia |
22 December 1990 |
Constitution of Croatia |
Ustav Republike Hrvatske / Božićni ustav |
No |
|
| Denmark |
5 June (1849, 1953) |
Constitution of Denmark |
Grundlovsdag |
|
|
| Dominican Republic |
6 November 1844[12] |
History of the Dominican Republic |
|
|
|
| Ethiopia |
16 July 1931[13] |
1931 Constitution of Ethiopia |
|
|
|
| Faroe Islands |
5 June (1849, 1953) |
Constitution of Denmark |
Grundlovsdag |
|
|
| Fiji |
7 September 2013[14] |
2013 Constitution of Fiji |
|
|
First observed in 2016. |
| Finland |
17 July 1919 |
Constitution of Finland |
|
No |
|
| Germany |
23 May 1949 |
Constitution of Germany |
|
|
|
| Ghana |
7 January 2019[15] |
Constitution of Ghana |
|
|
|
| India |
26 November 1949[16] |
Constitution of India |
National Law Day
Samvidhan Divas |
No |
|
| Indonesia |
18 August 1945[17] |
Constitution of Indonesia |
|
No |
|
| Ireland |
29 December 1937[18] |
Constitution of Ireland |
|
No |
|
| Italy |
1 January 1948 |
Constitution of Italy |
|
|
|
| Japan |
3 May 1947[19] |
Constitution of Japan |
|
|
|
| Kazakhstan |
30 August 1995[20] |
Constitution of Kazakhstan |
|
|
|
| Kyrgyzstan |
5 May 1993[21] |
Constitution of Kyrgyzstan |
|
|
|
| Latvia |
1 May 1920[22] |
Constitution of Latvia |
|
|
Day of Inauguration of the Constitutional Assembly of Latvia. |
| Lithuania |
25 October 1992[23] |
Constitution of Lithuania |
|
|
|
| Maldives |
22 December 1932 |
|
|
|
|
| Marshall Islands |
1 May 1979[24] |
Compact of Free Association |
|
|
|
| Mexico |
5 February 1917[25] |
Constitution of Mexico |
Día de la Constitución |
|
Public holiday for Constitution Day is first Monday of February.[26] |
| Micronesia |
10 May 1979 |
Constitution of Micronesia |
|
|
|
| Moldova |
29 July 1994 |
Constitution of Moldova |
Ziua Constituției |
No |
|
| Mongolia |
13 January 1924[27] |
Constitution of Mongolia |
|
|
|
| Nauru |
17 May 1968[28] |
Constitution of Nauru |
|
|
The Constitution of Nauru came into force in January 1968. The date of Constitution Day, 17 May 1968, marks the date the Constitutional Convention made alterations to the Constitution.[28] |
| Netherlands |
3 November 1848 |
Constitution of Netherlands |
|
|
|
| Niue |
19 October 1974 |
Niue Constitution Act |
|
|
|
| Norway |
17 May 1814[29] |
Constitution of Norway |
Syttende mai |
Yes |
|
| North Korea |
27 December 1972[30] |
Constitution of North Korea |
|
|
|
| Pakistan |
10 April 1973 |
Constitution of Pakistan |
|
|
|
| Palau |
9 July 1980[31] |
Constitution of Palau |
|
|
|
| Philippines |
2 February 1987[32] |
1987 Constitution |
Araw ng Saligang Batas (in Filipino) |
|
First observed in 2002 |
| Poland |
3 May 1791[33] |
Constitution of 3 May 1791 |
Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja |
Yes |
|
| Puerto Rico |
25 July 1952[34] |
Constitution of Puerto Rico |
Día de la Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado |
|
|
| Romania |
8 December 1991[35] |
Constitution of Romania |
|
No |
|
| Russia |
12 December 1993[36] |
Constitution of Russia |
|
|
Has been a working holiday since 2005 |
| Serbia |
15 February 1835[37] |
Constitution of Serbia |
Dan državnosti |
Yes |
|
| Slovakia |
1 September 1992[38] |
Constitution of the Slovak Republic |
Deň Ústavy Slovenskej republiky |
|
|
| Spain |
6 December 1978[39] |
Constitution of Spain |
Día de la Constitución Española |
|
|
| South Korea |
17 July 1948[40] |
Constitution of South Korea |
|
|
|
| Sweden |
6 June (1809, 1974).[41] |
Basic Laws of Sweden |
Sveriges nationaldagDay of the Swedish flag |
|
|
| Switzerland |
12 September 1848 |
Swiss Federal Constitution |
|
No |
Adoption of the 1st Federal Constitution.[42] |
| Taiwan |
25 December 1947[43] |
Constitution of the Republic of China |
|
No |
|
| Tajikistan |
6 November 1994[citation needed] |
Constitution of Tajikistan |
|
|
|
| Thailand |
10 December 1932[44] |
Constitution of Thailand |
Wan Ratthathammanun |
|
|
| Turkmenistan |
18 May 1992[citation needed] |
Constitution of Turkmenistan |
|
|
|
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
30 August 1976[citation needed] |
Constitution of Turks and Caicos Islands |
|
|
|
| Ukraine |
28 June 1996[45] |
Constitution of Ukraine |
|
|
|
| United States |
17 September 1787[46] |
Constitution of the United States |
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day |
No |
|
| Uruguay |
18 July 1830[47] |
Constitution of Uruguay |
Jura de la Constitución
(de la República Oriental del Uruguay) |
|
|
| Uzbekistan |
8 December 1992[48] |
Constitution of Uzbekistan |
Konstitutsiya Kuni (in Uzbek) |
|
|
| Vanuatu |
5 October 1979[49] |
Constitution of Vanuatu |
|
|
|
Constitution of 3 May 1791 – oil on canvas, painted by Jan Matejko in 1891 (the centenary of the constitution)
Ukrainian stamp depicting the adoption of Ukraine's new constitution on 28 June 1996
