# Public holidays in Iraq 2025

Iraq has 16 public holidays in 2025. 12 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 249 working days out of 365. The weekend is Friday and Saturday.

- Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/iraq/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0)
- JSON: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/iq/2025.json
- iCalendar: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/iq/2025.ics
- CSV: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/iq/2025.csv
- All years: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/iq.json

## Summary 2025

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 16 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 0 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 12 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 4 |
| Weekend days | 104 |
| Working days | 249 |
| Calendar days | 365 |

## Holiday dates 2025

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Wednesday | New Year's Day |
| 2025-01-06 | Monday | Army Day |
| 2025-03-16 | Sunday | Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people |
| 2025-03-21 | Friday | Nowruz |
| 2025-03-31 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr |
| 2025-04-01 | Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr |
| 2025-04-02 | Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr |
| 2025-05-01 | Thursday | Labor Day |
| 2025-06-05 | Thursday | Day of Arafah |
| 2025-06-06 | Friday | Eid al-Adha |
| 2025-06-07 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha |
| 2025-06-08 | Sunday | Eid al-Adha |
| 2025-06-15 | Sunday | Eid al-Ghadir |
| 2025-06-26 | Thursday | Islamic New Year |
| 2025-07-05 | Saturday | Ashura |
| 2025-09-04 | Thursday | Prophet's Birthday |

## Working days per month in 2025

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Friday and Saturday) nor a public holiday.

| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| January 2025 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 12 | 249 |

## Long weekends in 2025

Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave.

- 3 days, Fri 14 to Sun 16 March 2025: Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people
- 3 days, Mon 31 March to Wed 2 April 2025: Eid al-Fitr
- 3 days, Thu 1 to Sat 3 May 2025: Labor Day
- 4 days, Thu 5 to Sun 8 June 2025: Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha
- 3 days, Fri 13 to Sun 15 June 2025: Eid al-Ghadir
- 3 days, Thu 26 to Sat 28 June 2025: Islamic New Year
- 3 days, Thu 4 to Sat 6 September 2025: Prophet's Birthday

## Bridge days in 2025

Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.

- Take off Thursday 2 January 2025 for Wed 1 to Sat 4 January 2025 (4 days): New Year's Day
- Take off Sunday 5 January 2025 for Fri 3 to Mon 6 January 2025 (4 days): Army Day
- Take off Sunday 30 March 2025 for Fri 28 March to Wed 2 April 2025 (6 days): Eid al-Fitr
- Take off Thursday 3 April 2025 for Mon 31 March to Sat 5 April 2025 (6 days): Eid al-Fitr

## Questions about 2025 in Iraq

**How many working days are there in Iraq in 2025?** 249 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 12 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does Iraq have in 2025?** 16 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.

**What counts as the weekend in Iraq?** Friday and Saturday.

## Other years

- [Iraq 2024](https://openworkdays.com/iraq/2024.md)
- [Iraq 2025](https://openworkdays.com/iraq/2025.md)
- [Iraq 2026](https://openworkdays.com/iraq/2026.md)
- [Iraq 2027](https://openworkdays.com/iraq/2027.md)
- [Iraq 2028](https://openworkdays.com/iraq/2028.md)
- [Iraq 2029](https://openworkdays.com/iraq/2029.md)
- [Iraq 2030](https://openworkdays.com/iraq/2030.md)

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