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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 a 6 day working schedule.

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
Bhutan[8] 19 23
Brazil[9][10] 9 12 including bank holidays
Bulgaria[11] 12 12
Cambodia[12] 21 21
Canada[13] 10 11 depending on jurisdiction
Cayman Islands 12 12
Chile[14] 16 17 depending on state and workplace
China[15] 13 13
Colombia[16] 19 19
Croatia[17] 14 14
Cyprus[18] 14 14
Czechia[19] 13 13
Denmark[20] 10 10
Dominican Republic[21] 12 12
Ecuador[22] 11 11 depending on city
Egypt[23] 12 12
Estonia[24] 12 12
Fiji[25] 11 23
Finland[26] 13 13
France[27] 11 13 13 only in Alsace and Moselle[28]
Germany[29][30] 10 13 depending on state
Ghana[31] 13 13
Greece 12 12
Hong Kong[32] 17 17
Hungary[33] 11 13
Iceland[34] 16 16
India[32] 21[citation needed] 21 depends on the state
Indonesia[35] 17 19 Polling day is declared as a public holiday during years with General Elections or Local Elections
Iran[36] 26 26
Ireland[37] 10 10
Israel[38] 11 11
Italy[citation needed] 12 12
Japan[39] 16 16
Kazakhstan[40] 16 16
Kenya[41] 13 13
Kosovo[42] 11 11
Latvia[32] 13 13
Lebanon[43] 19 19
Liechtenstein[44] 20 22
Lithuania[45] 15 15
Luxembourg[46] 11 11
Macau[47] 20 20
Malaysia[48] 11 24 Depending on the state. Some holidays take place for two days.
Mexico[49] 7 8 Swearing in of new president every 6 years
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[32] 15 16
Peru[60] 14 14
Philippines[32] 18 18
Poland[61] 14 14
Portugal[62] 13 15 depending on the region
Romania[63] 15 15
Russia[64] 14 14
Rwanda[32] 14 14
Saint Lucia[65] 12 12
Serbia[66] 9 9
Singapore[67] 11 13 Polling day is declared as a public holiday during years with General Elections or Presidential Elections
Slovakia[68] 14 15
Slovenia[69] 14 14
South Africa[70] 12 12
South Korea[71] 14 14
Spain[72] 12 13 depending on autonomous community
Sri Lanka[73] 25 25
Sweden[74] 12 12
Switzerland[75] 9 15 depending on the canton, including holidays falling on a weekend
Taiwan[76] 16 16
Thailand[32] 16 16
Tanzania[77] 16 16
Timor-Leste[78] 18 18
Trinidad and Tobago[32] 14 14
Turkey[32] 14 14
Ukraine[79] 11 11
United Kingdom[80] 8 10 depending on nation, but 8 for England and Wales[81]
United States[82] 6 11
Uruguay[83] 12 12
Venezuela[84] 14 14
Vietnam[85] 6 6 Note: Tet goes for 7 days but is only listed as one holiday

See also

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References

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