New Year's Resolution Statistics

Top New Year's Resolutions from 2017:

1. Lose Weight / Healthier Eating 21.4%

2. Life / Self Improvements 12.3%

3. Better Financial Decisions 8.5%

4. Quit Smoking 7.1%

5. Do more exciting things 6.3%

6. Spend More Time with Family / Close Friends 6.2%

7. Work out more often 5.5%

8. Learn something new on my own 5.3%

9. Do more good deeds for others 5.2%

10. Find the love of my life 4.3

11. Find a better job 4.1%

Other 13.8%

Percent of Americans who usually make New Year's Resolutions 41 %

Percent of Americans who infrequently make New Year's Resolutions 17 %

Percent of Americans who absolutely never make New Year's Resolutions 42 %

Percent of people who felt they were successful in achieving their resolution 9.2 %

Percent who have infrequent success 48.4 %

Percent who never succeed and fail on their resolution each year 42.4 %

Types of Resolutions:

Self Improvement or education related resolutions 44.3 %

Weight related resolutions 32.4 %

Money related resolutions 42.1 %

Relationship related resolutions 22.8 %

Age Success Rates:

Percent of people in their twenties who achieve their resolution each year 37.8 %

Percent of people over 50 who achieve their resolution each year 16.3 %

Length of Resolutions:

Resolutions maintained through first week 72.6 %

Past two weeks 68.4 %

Past one month 58.4 %

Past six months 44.8 %

Just 8% of people achieve their New Year's Resolutions. Here'show they do it:

1. Keep it Simple: set "small, attainable goals throughout the year, rather than a singular, overwhelming goal.

2. Make it Tangible: A resolution to lose some weight is not that easy to follow. It is much easier to follow a plan that says no potato chips, fries, or ice cream for six weeks. And be specific. Don't say you're going to start going to the gym—set a clear ambition, like attending a weekly spin class or lifting weights every Tuesday or Thursday.