{"id":429913,"date":"2021-12-22T17:08:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T17:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/?p=429913"},"modified":"2026-01-13T09:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:35:25","slug":"new-years-resolution-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/savings-accounts\/new-years-resolution-statistics","title":{"rendered":"New Year\u2019s resolution statistics: What goals are Brits setting for 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>7 in 10 people in the UK will be making New Year\u2019s resolutions for 2026 \u2013 an estimated 39.5 million people. Whether it\u2019s a promise to get healthy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/savings-accounts\">save more<\/a>, try new ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/current-accounts\/how-to-make-money-online\">make money online<\/a> or start a new hobby, read on to discover the most common goals Brits will set in the new year.<\/p><article class=\"luna-card luna-card--shadow\"><div class=\"luna-card__block\"><h3 class=\"luna-sectionTitle\">New Year\u2019s resolution statistics: Highlights<\/h3><ul><li>7 in 10 Brits (72%) will be setting themselves New Year\u2019s resolutions for 2026, which is around 39.5 million people.<\/li><li>3 in 10 Brits (31%) will make a money resolution for 2026.<\/li><li>95% of generation Z (aged 18-28) will be making resolutions for 2026, compared to just 30% of the silent generation (aged 80+).<\/li><li>2 in 5 generation Z (41%) and millennials (39%) will make a money-related resolution for 2026.<\/li><li>Londoners are the most likely region to make a New Year\u2019s resolution, with 81% doing so.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><h3>How many people make New Year\u2019s resolutions in the UK?<\/h3><p>According to our survey, 7 in 10 Brits (72%) will be setting themselves New Year\u2019s resolutions in 2026. That\u2019s roughly 39.5 million people taking deliberate steps to better themselves as the year kicks off. This is slighty lower than last year, when 74% of the UK public were making a resolution. <\/p><ul class=\"nav nav-tabs pb-tabs\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#tab1364\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Graph<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#tab6066\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Table<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tab-content \"><div id=\"tab1364\" class=\"tab-pane active \"><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-3S9tA\" title=\"An estimated 40 million Brits will be making New Year's resolutions for 2025\" width=\"100%\" height=\"455\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Column Chart\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/3S9tA\/1\/\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><div id=\"tab6066\" class=\"tab-pane \"><table class=\"luna-table\n     luna-table--responsiveList\n     js-tablesorter\">\n            <thead class=\"luna-table__header\">\n        <tr>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Year<\/th>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Percentage making New Year's resolutions<\/th>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Estimated number of people<\/th>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody class=\"luna-table__body\">\n            <tr>\n                            <td>2026<\/td>\n                            <td>72%<\/td>\n                            <td>39.5 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>2025<\/td>\n                            <td>74%<\/td>\n                            <td>40 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>2024<\/td>\n                            <td>66%<\/td>\n                            <td>35 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>2023<\/td>\n                            <td>58%<\/td>\n                            <td>30 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>2022<\/td>\n                            <td>54%<\/td>\n                            <td>28 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div>\n\n \n\n\n<style>\n#newsletter-signup { overflow-x: clip; 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Love is also one of the least popular categories, but almost a quarter of Brits (23%) still intend to focus on this area. <\/p><ul class=\"nav nav-tabs pb-tabs\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#tab1364-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Graph<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#tab6066-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Table<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tab-content \"><div id=\"tab1364-1\" class=\"tab-pane active \"><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-NJN7t\" title=\"1 in 3 Brits are making a money resolution for 2025\" width=\"100%\" height=\"304\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Bar Chart\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/NJN7t\/1\/\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><div id=\"tab6066-1\" class=\"tab-pane \"><table class=\"luna-table\n     luna-table--responsiveList\n     js-tablesorter\">\n            <thead class=\"luna-table__header\">\n        <tr>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Resolution<\/th>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Percentage<\/th>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody class=\"luna-table__body\">\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Health<\/td>\n                            <td>35%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Money<\/td>\n                            <td>31%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Family<\/td>\n                            <td>29%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Self-improvement<\/td>\n                            <td>28%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Travel<\/td>\n                            <td>26%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Love<\/td>\n                            <td>23%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Career<\/td>\n                            <td>15%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div><h3>How many Brits are making money resolutions this year?<\/h3><p>Money is the second most popular New Year\u2019s resolution for 2026, with 3 in 10 Brits (31%) making a financial resolution. This is a similar number to last year, when 32% of people made a money-focused New Year\u2019s resolution. <\/p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-rEBmi\" title=\"The number of Brits making a money resolution has been increasing each year\" width=\"100%\" height=\"233\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Bar Chart\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/rEBmi\/1\/\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><h3>The number of New Year\u2019s resolutions by generation<\/h3><p>Our data shows that the older respondents get, the less likely they are to make a New Year\u2019s resolution. While a whopping 95% of generation Z (aged 18-28) and 97% of millenials (aged 29-44) will be making resolutions for 2026, this drops to 68% for generation X (aged 45-60), 45% for baby boomers (aged 61-79) and 30% for the silent generation (aged 80 and over).<\/p><ul class=\"nav nav-tabs pb-tabs\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#tab1364-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Graph<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#tab6066-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Table<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tab-content \"><div id=\"tab1364-2\" class=\"tab-pane active \"><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-cc4i9\" title=\"96% of generation Z are making a resolution for 2025\" width=\"100%\" height=\"473\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Stacked Columns\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/cc4i9\/2\/\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><div id=\"tab6066-2\" class=\"tab-pane \"><table class=\"luna-table\n     luna-table--responsiveList\n     js-tablesorter\">\n            <thead class=\"luna-table__header\">\n        <tr>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Generation<\/th>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Percentage making New Year's resolutions<\/th>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody class=\"luna-table__body\">\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Gen Z<\/td>\n                            <td>95%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Millenials<\/td>\n                            <td>87%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Gen X<\/td>\n                            <td>68%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Baby Boomers<\/td>\n                            <td>45%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Silent Generation<\/td>\n                            <td>30%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div><h3>Which generations are making money-related resolutions for 2026?<\/h3><p>Millennials are the most focused on money in 2026, with 2 in 5 (41%) of respondents having New Year\u2019s resolutions related to their finances, the most popular of all the categories for this generation. The picture is similar for generation Z, as 39% will also be making money-related resolutions.<\/p><p>The issue of money becomes less important for the older generations. 31% of generation X, 14% of baby boomers and just 9% of the silent generation gave money as a focus for their New Year\u2019s resolutions.<\/p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-qMGdD\" title=\"46% of the younger generations are making a money resolutions for 2025\" width=\"100%\" height=\"264\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Bar Chart\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/qMGdD\/1\/\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><h3>The number of New Year\u2019s resolutions by region<\/h3><p>Londoners are the most likely to set a New Year\u2019s resolution for 2026, with an impressive 8 in 10 (81%) making some kind of goal for the New Year. They are followed by residents in the North West of England and the West Midlands, with 76% setting a resolution.<\/p><p>Meanwhile, those in the South East and Yorkshire are less motivated to get involved with the New Year\u2019s resolution hype \u2013 with 64% of the former and 66% of the latter setting goals for 2026. <\/p><table class=\"luna-table\n     luna-table--responsiveList\n     js-tablesorter\">\n            <thead class=\"luna-table__header\">\n        <tr>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Region<\/th>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Percentage making New Year's resolutions<\/th>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody class=\"luna-table__body\">\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Greater London<\/td>\n                            <td>81%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>North West<\/td>\n                            <td>76%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>West Midlands<\/td>\n                            <td>76%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>East Midlands<\/td>\n                            <td>73%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Northern Ireland<\/td>\n                            <td>71%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>East of England<\/td>\n                            <td>71%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Wales<\/td>\n                            <td>70%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>South West<\/td>\n                            <td>68%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Scotland<\/td>\n                            <td>68%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>North East<\/td>\n                            <td>68%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Yorkshire and The Humber<\/td>\n                            <td>66%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>South East<\/td>\n                            <td>64%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n<\/table><article class=\"luna-card luna-card--primary\"><div class=\"luna-card__block\"><h3 class=\"luna-sectionTitle\">Methodology<\/h3><p>Finder commissioned Censuswide to carry out a nationally representative survey of adults aged 18+. 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