Public holidays in South Korea 2025
South Korea has 19 public holidays in 2025. 17 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 244 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
19public holidays
17weekday days off
244working days in 2025
104weekend days
The dates listed are the national public holidays, including substitute holidays granted when a holiday falls on the weekend.
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Temporary Public Holiday | |
| Tuesday | The day preceding Korean New Year | |
| Wednesday | Korean New Year | |
| Thursday | The second day of Korean New Year | |
| Saturday weekend | Independence Movement Day | |
| Monday | Alternative holiday for Independence Movement Day | |
| Monday | Buddha's Birthday | |
| Monday | Children's Day | |
| Tuesday | Alternative holiday for Buddha's Birthday | |
| Tuesday | Alternative holiday for Children's Day | |
| Tuesday | Presidential Election Day | |
| Friday | Memorial Day | |
| Friday | Liberation Day | |
| Friday | National Foundation Day | |
| Sunday weekend | The day preceding Chuseok | |
| Monday | Chuseok | |
| Tuesday | The second day of Chuseok | |
| Wednesday | Alternative holiday for Chuseok | |
| Thursday | Hangul Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas 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 | 5 | 18 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 17 | 244 |
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Apr22 wd
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Jun19 wd
Jul23 wd
Aug20 wd
Sep22 wd
Oct18 wd
Nov20 wd
Dec22 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 6 daysSat 25 to Thu 30 January 2025Temporary Public Holiday, The day preceding Korean New Year, Korean New Year, The second day of Korean New Year
- 3 daysSat 1 to Mon 3 March 2025Independence Movement Day, Alternative holiday for Independence Movement Day
- 4 daysSat 3 to Tue 6 May 2025Buddha's Birthday, Children's Day, Alternative holiday for Buddha's Birthday, Alternative holiday for Children's Day
- 3 daysFri 6 to Sun 8 June 2025Memorial Day
- 3 daysFri 15 to Sun 17 August 2025Liberation Day
- 7 daysFri 3 to Thu 9 October 2025National Foundation Day, The day preceding Chuseok, Chuseok, The second day of Chuseok, Alternative holiday for Chuseok, Hangul Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 9 daysTake off Friday 31 January 2025 for Sat 25 January to Sun 2 February 2025Temporary Public Holiday, The day preceding Korean New Year, Korean New Year, The second day of Korean New Year
- 4 daysTake off Monday 2 June 2025 for Sat 31 May to Tue 3 June 2025Presidential Election Day
- 10 daysTake off Friday 10 October 2025 for Fri 3 to Sun 12 October 2025National Foundation Day, The day preceding Chuseok, Chuseok, The second day of Chuseok, Alternative holiday for Chuseok, Hangul Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 December 2025 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day
Questions about 2025 in South Korea
- How many working days are there in South Korea in 2025?
- 244 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 17 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does South Korea have in 2025?
- 19 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Independence Movement Day (1 March 2025), The day preceding Chuseok (5 October 2025).
- What counts as the weekend in South Korea?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in South Korea 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
South Korea has 19 public holidays and 244 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/south-korea/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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