List of countries by number of public holidays

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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.

Country/RegionMinimum number of
public holidays		Maximum number of
public holidays		Notes
Albania [1] 1314
Argentina [2] 1619depending on state and workplace
Australia [3] 913depending on state
Austria [4] 1318depending on state and workplace
Bangladesh [5] 2222
Belgium [6] 1010
Barbados [7] 1112
Bhutan [8] 1923
Brazil [9] [10] 912including bank holidays
Bulgaria [11] 1212
Cambodia [12] 2121
Canada [13] 1011depending on jurisdiction
Chile [14] 2020depending on state and workplace
China [15] 1313
Colombia [16] 1818
Croatia [17] 1414
Cyprus [18] 1414
Czechia [19] 1313
Denmark [20] 1010
Dominican Republic [21] 1212
Ecuador [22] 1111depending on city
Egypt [23] 1212
Estonia [24] 1212
Fiji [25] 1123
Finland [26] 1313
France [27] 111313 only in Alsace and Moselle [28]
Germany [29] [30] 1013depending on state
Ghana [31] 1313
Greece 1212
Hong Kong [32] 1717
Hungary [33] 1113
Iceland [34] 1616
India [32] 21[ citation needed ]21
Indonesia [35] 1616
Iran [36] 2626
Ireland [37] 1010
Israel [38] 1111
Italy [39] 1212
Japan [40] 1616
Kazakhstan [41] 1616
Kenya [42] 1313
Kosovo [43] 1111
Latvia [32] 1313
Lebanon [44] 1919
Liechtenstein [45] 2022
Lithuania [46] 1515
Luxembourg [47] 1111
Macau [48] 2020
Malaysia [49] 1824depending on the state
Mexico [50] 88
Mongolia [51] 1616
Morocco [52] 1616
Myanmar [53] 2526
Nepal [54] 3543+
Netherlands [55] 79
New Zealand [56] 1212
Nigeria [57] 1212
Norway [58] [59] 1212
Malta [60] 1414
Pakistan [32] 1516
Peru [61] 1414
Philippines [32] 1818
Poland [62] 1414
Portugal [63] 1315depending on the region
Romania [64] 1515
Russia [65] 1414
Rwanda [32] 1414
Saint Lucia [66] 1212
Serbia [67] 99
Singapore [68] 1113Polling day is declared as a public holiday during years with General Elections or Presidential Elections
Slovakia [69] 1415
Slovenia [70] 1414
South Africa [71] 1212
South Korea [72] 1414
Spain [73] 1213depending on autonomous community
Sri Lanka [74] 2525
Sweden [75] 1212
Switzerland [76] 915depending on the canton, including holidays falling on a weekend
Taiwan [77] 1616
Thailand [32] 1616
Tanzania [78] 1616
East Timor [79] 1818
Trinidad and Tobago [32] 1414
Turkey [32] 1414
Ukraine [80] 1111
United Kingdom [81] 810depending on nation, but 8 for England and Wales [82]
United States [83] 611
Uruguay [84] 1212
Venezuela [85] 1414
Vietnam [86] 66Note: Tet goes for 7 days but is only listed as one holiday

See also

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