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DATEDIF

Calculates the number of days, months, or years between two dates

Syntax

DATEDIF(start_date, end_date, unit)

Parameters

  • start_date: Required. A date that represents the first, or starting, date of a given period
  • end_date: Required. A date that represents the last, or ending, date of the period
  • unit: Required. The type of information to return: "Y" (years), "M" (months), "D" (days), "MD" (days ignoring months/years), "YM" (months ignoring years), "YD" (days ignoring years)

Example

=DATEDIF("1/1/2020", "1/1/2024", "Y")
Returns: NumberSince: Excel 2003