List of countries by number of public holidays explained

The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal has the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.

CountryMinimum number of
public holidays		width=100Maximum number of
public holidays		Notes
Albania[1] 1414
Argentina[2] 1919
Australia[3] 913depending on state
Austria[4] 1318depending on state and workplace
Bangladesh[5] 2222
Belgium[6] 1010
Barbados[7] 1212
Brazil[8] [9] 912including bank holidays
Bulgaria[10] 1212
Cambodia[11] 2121
Canada[12] 1011depending on jurisdiction
Chile[13] 1618depending on state and workplace
China[14] 1111
Colombia[15] 1818
Croatia[16] 1414
Cyprus[17] 1414
Czechia[18] 1313
Denmark[19] 1414
Dominican Republic[20] 1212
Ecuador[21] 89depending on city
Egypt[22] 2222
Estonia[23] 1212
Fiji[24] 1010
Finland[25] 1313
France[26] 111313 only in Alsace and Moselle[27]
Germany[28] [29] 1013depending on state
Ghana[30] 1313
Greece1212
Hong Kong[31] 1717
Hungary[32] 1113
Iceland[33] 1616
India174217 gazetted holidays and more than 25 restricted holidays
Indonesia[34] 2828
Iran[35] 2626
Ireland[36] 1010
Israel[37] 1111
Italy[38] 1212
Japan[39] 1616
Kazakhstan[40] 1616
Kenya[41] 1313
Kosovo[42] 1111
Latvia1313
Lebanon[43] 1919
Liechtenstein[44] 2022
Lithuania[45] 1515
Luxembourg[46] 1111
Macau[47] 2020
Malaysia[48] 1824depending on the state
Mexico[49] 88
Mongolia[50] 1616
Morocco[51] 1616
Myanmar[52] 2424
Nepal[53] 3535
Netherlands[54] 79
New Zealand[55] 1212
Nigeria[56] 1212
Norway[57] [58] 1212
Malta[59] 1414
Pakistan1516
Peru[60] 1414
Philippines1818
Poland[61] 1313
Portugal[62] 1315depending on the region
Romania[63] 1515
Russia[64] 1414
Rwanda1414
Saint Lucia[65] 1212
Serbia[66] 1313
Singapore[67] 1111
Slovakia[68] 1515
Slovenia[69] 1414
South Africa[70] 1212
South Korea[71] 1414
Spain[72] 1213depending on autonomous community
Sri Lanka[73] 2525
Sweden[74] 1212
Switzerland[75] 915depending on the canton
Taiwan[76] 1212
Thailand1616
Tanzania[77] 1616
Trinidad and Tobago1818
Turkey1414
Ukraine[78] 1111
United Kingdom[79] 810depending on nation, but 8 for England and Wales[80]
United States[81] 611
Uruguay[82] 1212
Venezuela[83] 1414
Vietnam[84] 1111

See also

Notes and References

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