Public holidays in Iraq 2024
Iraq has 16 public holidays in 2024. 13 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, which leaves 249 working days out of 366. The weekend is Friday and Saturday.
16public holidays
13weekday days off
249working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Army Day | |
| Thursday | February 8 Revolution | |
| Thursday | Nowruz | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Friday weekend | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Wednesday | Labor Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Day of Arafah | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Monday | Eid al-Ghadir | |
| Sunday | Islamic New Year | |
| Tuesday | Ashura | |
| Sunday | Prophet's Birthday |
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Friday and Saturday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 13 | 249 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysThu 8 to Sat 10 February 2024February 8 Revolution
- 3 daysThu 21 to Sat 23 March 2024Nowruz
- 4 daysWed 10 to Sat 13 April 2024Eid al-Fitr
- 5 daysFri 14 to Tue 18 June 2024Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha
- 3 daysFri 5 to Sun 7 July 2024Islamic New Year
- 3 daysFri 13 to Sun 15 September 2024Prophet's Birthday
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Thursday 2 May 2024 for Wed 1 to Sat 4 May 2024Labor Day
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 23 June 2024 for Fri 21 to Mon 24 June 2024Eid al-Ghadir
Questions about 2024 in Iraq
- How many working days are there in Iraq in 2024?
- 249 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Iraq have in 2024?
- 16 public holidays. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Army Day (6 January 2024), Eid al-Fitr (12 April 2024), Day of Arafah (15 June 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Iraq?
- Friday and Saturday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Iraq 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Iraq has 16 public holidays and 249 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/iraq/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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