Public holidays in Maldives 2024
The Maldives has 18 public holidays in 2024. 14 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 248 working days out of 366. The weekend is Friday and Saturday.
18public holidays
14weekday days off
248working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | First Day of Ramadan estimated | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday estimated | |
| Friday weekend | Eid al-Fitr Holiday estimated | |
| Wednesday | International Worker's Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Day of Arafah estimated | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday estimated | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday estimated | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday estimated | |
| Sunday | Islamic New Year estimated | |
| Friday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Wednesday | National Day estimated | |
| Sunday | Prophet's Birthday estimated | |
| Friday weekend | The Day Maldives Embraced Islam estimated | |
| Sunday | Victory Day | |
| Monday | Republic Day |
Estimated marks a date set by a lunar or astronomical calendar that the authorities have not confirmed yet; it can move by a day.
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 | 0 | 21 |
| 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 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 14 | 248 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysWed 10 to Sat 13 April 2024Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr Holiday
- 6 daysFri 14 to Wed 19 June 2024Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha Holiday
- 3 daysFri 5 to Sun 7 July 2024Islamic New Year
- 3 daysFri 13 to Sun 15 September 2024Prophet's Birthday
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 November 2024Victory Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 10 March 2024 for Fri 8 to Mon 11 March 2024First Day of Ramadan
- 4 daysTake off Thursday 2 May 2024 for Wed 1 to Sat 4 May 2024International Worker's Day
- 9 daysTake off Thursday 20 June 2024 for Fri 14 to Sat 22 June 2024Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha Holiday
- 4 daysTake off Thursday 5 September 2024 for Wed 4 to Sat 7 September 2024National Day
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 10 November 2024 for Fri 8 to Mon 11 November 2024Republic Day
Questions about 2024 in Maldives
- How many working days are there in Maldives in 2024?
- 248 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 14 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Maldives have in 2024?
- 18 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (12 April 2024), Day of Arafah (15 June 2024), Independence Day (26 July 2024), The Day Maldives Embraced Islam (4 October 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Maldives?
- Friday and Saturday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Maldives 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
The Maldives has 18 public holidays and 248 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/maldives/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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