Commonwealth Member Countries’ Independence Days
Date followed by country followed by year
All from the UK unless otherwise shown
January
- 1st – Brunei Darussalam, 1984
- 31st – Nauru, 1968
February
- 4th – Sri Lanka, 1948
- 7th – Grenada, 1974
- 18th – The Gambia, 1965
- 22nd – Saint Lucia, 1979
March
- 6th – Ghana, 1957
- 12th – Mauritius, 1968
- 21st – Namibia, 1990 (from South Africa)
- 26th – Bangladesh, 1971 (from Pakistan)
April
- 27th – Sierra Leone, 1961
May
- 22nd – South Africa, 1934
- 26th – Guyana, 1966
June
- 1st – Samoa, 1962 (from New Zealand)
- 3rd – Singapore, 1959
- 4th – Tonga, 1970
- 25th – Mozambique, 1975 (from Portugal)
- 29th – Seychelles, 1976
July
- 1st – Canada, 1867
- 1st – Rwanda, 1962 (from Belgium)
- 6th – Malawi, 1964
- 7th – Solomon Islands, 1978
- 10th – The Bahamas, 1993
- 12th – Kiribati, 1979
- 26th – Maldives, 1965
- 30th – Vanuatu, 1980
August
- 6th – Jamaica, 1962
- 14th – Pakistan, 1947
- 15th – India, 1947
- 16th – Cyprus, 1960
- 31st – Malaysia, 1957
- 31st – Trinidad and Tobago, 1962
September
- 6th – Eswatini, 1968
- 16th – Papua New Guinea, 1975 (from Australia)
- 19th – Saint Christopher and Nevis, 1983
- 21st – Malta, 1964
- 21st – Belize, 1981
- 30th – Botswana, 1966
October
- 1st – Cameroon, 1961
- 1st – Tuvalu, 1978
- 1st – Nigeria, 1960
- 4th – Lesotho, 1966
- 9th – Uganda, 1962
- 10th – Fiji Islands, 1970
- 24th – Zambia, 1964
- 27th – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1979
November
- 1st – Antigua and Barbuda, 1981
- 3rd – Dominica, 1978
- 30th – Barbados, 1966
December
- 9th – Tanzania, 1961
- 11th – New Zealand, 1931
- 11th – Australia, 1901
- 12th – Kenya, 1963