MySQL: YEAR Function

This MySQL tutorial explains how to use the MySQL YEAR function with syntax and examples.

Description

The MySQL YEAR function returns the year portion of a date value.

Syntax

The syntax for the YEAR function in MySQL is:

YEAR( date_value )

Parameters or Arguments

date_value

A date or datetime value from which to extract the year.

Note

• The YEAR function returns a four-digit year (a number from 1000 to 9999) given a date value.
• See also the EXTRACT, QUARTER, MONTH, WEEK, DAY, HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND, and MICROSECOND functions.

Applies To

The YEAR function can be used in the following versions of MySQL:

• MySQL 5.7, MySQL 5.6, MySQL 5.5, MySQL 5.1, MySQL 5.0, MySQL 4.1, MySQL 4.0, MySQL 3.23

Example

Let's look at some MySQL YEAR function examples and explore how to use the YEAR function in MySQL.

For example:

mysql> SELECT YEAR('2014-01-28');
Result: 2014

mysql> SELECT YEAR('2014-01-28 15:21:05');
Result: 2014

mysql> SELECT YEAR('2013-10-15');
Result: 2013

This last YEAR example would display the year portion of the current system date (current system date is returned by the CURDATE function).

mysql> SELECT YEAR(CURDATE());