Public holidays in North Korea 2025
North Korea has 22 public holidays in 2025. 16 fall on a weekday and 6 on the weekend, which leaves 245 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
22public holidays
16weekday days off
245working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | Korean New Year | |
| Saturday weekend | Founding Day of the Korean People's Army | |
| Wednesday | Daeboreum | |
| Sunday weekend | Day of the Shining Star | |
| Monday | Day of the Shining Star | |
| Saturday weekend | International Women's Day | |
| Friday | Cheongmyeong Festival | |
| Tuesday | Day of the Sun | |
| Wednesday | Day of the Sun | |
| Friday | Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army | |
| Thursday | International Workers' Day | |
| Friday | Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union | |
| Sunday weekend | Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War | |
| Friday | Liberation Day | |
| Monday | Day of Songun | |
| Thursday | Youth Day | |
| Tuesday | Founding Day of the DPRK | |
| Monday | Chuseok | |
| Friday | Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
| Sunday weekend | Mother's Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Socialist Constitution Day |
Working days per month in 2025
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 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 16 | 245 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 15 to Mon 17 February 2025Day of the Shining Star
- 3 daysFri 4 to Sun 6 April 2025Cheongmyeong Festival
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 April 2025Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army
- 3 daysFri 6 to Sun 8 June 2025Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union
- 3 daysFri 15 to Sun 17 August 2025Liberation Day
- 3 daysSat 23 to Mon 25 August 2025Day of Songun
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 October 2025Chuseok
- 3 daysFri 10 to Sun 12 October 2025Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Monday 14 April 2025 for Sat 12 to Wed 16 April 2025Day of the Sun
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025International Workers' Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 29 August 2025 for Thu 28 to Sun 31 August 2025Youth Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 8 September 2025 for Sat 6 to Tue 9 September 2025Founding Day of the DPRK
Questions about 2025 in North Korea
- How many working days are there in North Korea in 2025?
- 245 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 16 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does North Korea have in 2025?
- 22 public holidays. 6 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Founding Day of the Korean People's Army (8 February 2025), Day of the Shining Star (16 February 2025), International Women's Day (8 March 2025), Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (27 July 2025), Mother's Day (16 November 2025), Socialist Constitution Day (27 December 2025).
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in North Korea 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
North Korea has 22 public holidays and 245 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/north-korea/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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