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