This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States from October to November 2024. U.S. consumers were asked what their New Year's resolutions are. During the survey, 52 percent of the respondents who make New Year's resolutions said that one them is to save more money, making it the most popular New Year's resolution for 2025.

About 23 percent of Americans wanted to start 2022 by living healthier, which was the most popular New Year’s resolution. In addition, personal improvement or happiness was the year's resolution for 21 percent of Americans.

Resolution makers, resolution keepers?

While some might say that they do not need New Year’s Eve to finally turn their life around, making resolutions on December 31 is a common, well-liked tradition, especially in the Western world. They are usually meant to contain some kind of improvement or betterment of one’s conduct or life choices. However, these resolutions are not compulsive; only a small share of people who make them actually keep them, according to a Statista survey. They are more like a signal for a new start than an actual catalyst for change.

Traditional changes

While they signal a change of choices and behavior, New Year’s resolutions themselves hardly ever change: When comparing past resolutions for 2018 and 2019, for example, it’s obvious that people still just want to be healthy and happy, maybe broaden their horizons, and save up – in general, be a sensible, content adult. This is not only true for Americans – Italians also wish for stable finances and their own and loved ones’ health, as do South Koreans.

For 2025, the main New Year's resolution made by people in Germany was to spend more time with friends and family. Other resolutions that were high on the list included avoiding stress, exercising more, and eating more healthily.

This statistic shows the results of a survey, conducted around a month after the welcoming of the year 2022 in the United States, on whether Americans stuck to their New Year's resolutions for 2022 so far, or not. During the survey, 22 percent of respondents said they stuck to some of the resolutions they made for 2022, while 11 percent said they have not kept them.

This statistic shows the results of a Consumer Insights survey conducted in the United Kingdom from October to November 2024. UK consumers were asked what their New Year's resolutions are. During the survey, 48 percent of the respondents said that one of their New Year's resolutions is to save more money.

According to a December 2022 survey of the most popular New Year’s resolutions in the United Kingdom, 53 percent of respondents are planning on exercising more or improving their fitness in 2023. The second-most-popular responses, at 43 percent of respondents, were losing weight and improving diet.

A healthy lifestyle

The most popular New Year’s resolutions for 2023 in the UK were health related, specifically about fitness and diet. Both British women and men aim to improve their fitness - a trend that is likely to contribute to the growth of the gym, health, and fitness club market size in the country. Moreover, they are planning on following a healthier diet and losing weight. This habit was already popular among UK survey respondents in 2022, with over 60 percent of them trying actively to eat healthily and 30 percent of them trying to eat less meat.

Social media in the United Kingdom

Another popular New Year’s resolution in the UK is to spend less time on social media. In 2022, the number of social media users in the country amounted to around 62.7 million and was forecast to increase in the near future. In that same year, most people used social media every day, with TikTok recording the highest average monthly use time.

Looking ahead to 2024, approximately 16 percent of people in Great Britain advised they planned on making a New Year's resolution, compared with 21 percent in the previous year.

This statistic shows the results of a survey, conducted in 2017 in the United States, on whether they're likely to keep the New Year's resolution they made for 2018. During the survey, 93 percent of respondents said they are likely to keep the resolutions they made for 2018, while only 84 percent of Baby Boomers reported the same.

This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in October 2019. U.S. consumers were asked if they plan to make New Year's resolutions. During the survey, 34 percent of the respondents said that they plan to make New Year's resolutions.

The most popular New Year's resolution in Poland for the year 2022 was to spend more time with loved ones - 23.6 percent of respondents chose this resolution. Having a healthier lifestyle and saving more money also figured among Poles' top resolutions.

This statistic shows the results of a survey about the New Year's resolutions of South Koreans for 2019. During the survey, 46.7 percent of respondents reported that their resolution for 2019 is to find work or change their current job, while 18.3 percent aim at self improvement.

In a survey conducted in Italy in 2020, the most common New Year's resolution was having better health, pointed out by 15.8 percent of respondents. Additionally, other popular resolutions for the coming year were finding serenity, having economic stability, and realizing some personal projects. About five percent of interviewees wished to lose weight over the course of the year, whereas 5.5 percent aimed to improve their physical form.

This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in October 2019. U.S. consumers were asked for how long they managed to stick with their New Year's resolutions last year. During the survey, 9 percent of the respondents said that they never break their New Year's resolutions.

This statistic shows the results of a survey, conducted in 2017 in the United States, on Americans' New Year's resolutions for 2018. During the survey, 32 percent of female respondents said the resolved to live a healthier lifestyle in 2018.

In 2021, approximately 44 percent of participants in a survey conducted in the Unite States stated that eating less sugar best describes their food or beverage related new year's resolution. Nearly 29 percent of participants stated that they wanted to eat more plant-based food.

This statistic illustrates the results of a survey on the good New Year's resolutions for 2019 among Italians. According to data, 18.6 percent of the respondents in 2019 would like to have a good health and 10.9 percent of the interviewees will look for more serenity. Finding a new job is the New Year's goal of 7.4 percent of Italians, meanwhile six percent wish to complete their projects, like studies or work.

This statistic shows the results of a survey on the New Year's resolutions in Sweden in 2017. 31 percent of the respondent Swedes made the resolution to eat healthier.

More than half of Polish respondents planned to eat healthier as part of their New Year's resolutions in 2020. Many respondents also wanted to pay more attention to exercise and sleep quality.

According to the findings of the survey conducted in 2021, only 14 percent of Hungarians never made New Year's resolutions. Over 26 percent of respondents made New Year's resolutions on a regular basis and a further 60 percent also did so sometimes.

As of November 2023, most New Year's financial resolutions in the United States involved paying off debt. According to a survey, approximately 16 percent of respondents were saving for an important financial milestone, such as purchasing a car or a home. Some of the other answers by respondents were about saving, increasing their income, investing, or other economic and financial goals.