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Java Date Time - LocalDate.minusYears() Examples

[Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025]

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Class:

java.time.LocalDate

java.lang.Objectjava.lang.Objectjava.time.LocalDatejava.time.LocalDatejava.time.temporal.TemporalTemporaljava.time.temporal.TemporalAdjusterTemporalAdjusterjava.time.chrono.ChronoLocalDateChronoLocalDatejava.io.SerializableSerializableLogicBig

Method:

public LocalDate minusYears(long yearsToSubtract)

This method subtracts the specified amount from the years field (adjusting other fields if necessary).


Examples


package com.logicbig.example.localdate;

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.Month;

public class MinusYearsExample {

    public static void main (String... args) {
        LocalDate d = LocalDate.of(2016, Month.DECEMBER, 1);
        LocalDate localDate = d.minusYears(10);
        System.out.println(localDate);
    }
}

Output

2006-12-01




package com.logicbig.example.localdate;

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.Month;

public class MinusYearsExample2 {

    public static void main (String... args) {
        //leap year
        LocalDate d = LocalDate.of(2000, Month.FEBRUARY, 29);
        LocalDate localDate = d.minusYears(1);
        System.out.println(localDate);
    }
}

Output

1999-02-28




package com.logicbig.example.localdate;

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.Month;

public class MinusYearsExample3 {

    public static void main (String... args) {
        LocalDate d = LocalDate.of(2001, Month.FEBRUARY, 28);
        LocalDate localDate = d.minusYears(1);
        System.out.println(localDate);
    }
}

Output

2000-02-28

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