Public holidays in North Korea 2024
North Korea has 22 public holidays in 2024. 16 fall on a weekday and 6 on the weekend, which leaves 246 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
22public holidays
16weekday days off
246working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | Founding Day of the Korean People's Army | |
| Saturday weekend | Korean New Year | |
| Friday | Day of the Shining Star | |
| Saturday weekend | Day of the Shining Star | |
| Saturday weekend | Daeboreum | |
| Friday | International Women's Day | |
| Thursday | Cheongmyeong Festival | |
| Monday | Day of the Sun | |
| Tuesday | Day of the Sun | |
| Thursday | Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army | |
| Wednesday | International Workers' Day | |
| Thursday | Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union | |
| Saturday weekend | Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War | |
| Thursday | Liberation Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Day of Songun | |
| Wednesday | Youth Day | |
| Monday | Founding Day of the DPRK | |
| Tuesday | Chuseok | |
| Thursday | Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
| Saturday weekend | Mother's Day | |
| Friday | Socialist Constitution Day |
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) 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 | 2 | 19 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 16 | 246 |
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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 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 3 daysFri 16 to Sun 18 February 2024Day of the Shining Star
- 3 daysFri 8 to Sun 10 March 2024International Women's Day
- 4 daysSat 13 to Tue 16 April 2024Day of the Sun
- 3 daysSat 7 to Mon 9 September 2024Founding Day of the DPRK
- 3 daysFri 27 to Sun 29 December 2024Socialist Constitution Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 9 February 2024 for Thu 8 to Sun 11 February 2024Founding Day of the Korean People's Army, Korean New Year
- 4 daysTake off Friday 5 April 2024 for Thu 4 to Sun 7 April 2024Cheongmyeong Festival
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 April 2024 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 April 2024Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army
- 4 daysTake off Friday 7 June 2024 for Thu 6 to Sun 9 June 2024Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union
- 4 daysTake off Friday 16 August 2024 for Thu 15 to Sun 18 August 2024Liberation Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 16 September 2024 for Sat 14 to Tue 17 September 2024Chuseok
- 4 daysTake off Friday 11 October 2024 for Thu 10 to Sun 13 October 2024Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea
Questions about 2024 in North Korea
- How many working days are there in North Korea in 2024?
- 246 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 16 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does North Korea have in 2024?
- 22 public holidays. 6 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Korean New Year (10 February 2024), Day of the Shining Star (17 February 2024), Daeboreum (24 February 2024), Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (27 July 2024), Day of Songun (25 August 2024), Mother's Day (16 November 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in North Korea?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in North Korea 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
North Korea has 22 public holidays and 246 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/north-korea/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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