Working days in 2026: all 246 countries compared
2026 has 365 calendar days. Across 246 countries and territories the number of working days runs from 238 (Nepal) to 286 (Iran), with a median of 251 and an average of 250.5. The most common count is 250 working days, shared by 44 countries.
286most working days (Iran)
251median across 246 countries
238fewest working days (Nepal)
13.3public holidays on average
A working day is a calendar day that is neither a weekend day nor a public holiday, counted with the national weekend of each country: Saturday and Sunday for 226 countries, Friday and Saturday for 18, and another pattern for 2. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count unless a substitute day is granted. Only nationwide holidays are counted; regional calendars have their own pages. See the methodology.
Ranking by working days in 2026
Sorted from the most working days to the fewest. Countries with the same count share a rank and are listed alphabetically. Click a country for its holiday dates, working days per month and long weekends.
| Rank | Country | Working days | Public holidays | Holidays on weekdays | Weekend days | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 286 | 32 | 27 | 52 | Friday |
| 2 | Ukraine | 261 | 0 | 0 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 3 | Switzerland | 258 | 4 | 3 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 4 | Qatar | 257 | 8 | 4 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 4 | Uruguay | 257 | 5 | 4 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 6 | Australia | 256 | 7 | 5 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 6 | Canada | 256 | 5 | 5 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 6 | Israel | 256 | 9 | 5 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 6 | Saint Helena | 256 | 5 | 5 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 6 | Tokelau | 256 | 6 | 5 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 255 | 9 | 6 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 11 | DR Congo | 255 | 11 | 6 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 11 | Macau | 255 | 10 | 6 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 11 | Mauritania | 255 | 10 | 6 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 15 | Belarus | 254 | 13 | 8 | 103 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 15 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 254 | 10 | 7 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 15 | Cuba | 254 | 10 | 7 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 15 | Denmark | 254 | 10 | 7 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 15 | Djibouti | 254 | 13 | 7 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 15 | Germany | 254 | 9 | 7 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 15 | Italy | 254 | 13 | 7 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 15 | Laos | 254 | 8 | 7 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 254 | 11 | 7 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 15 | Mexico | 254 | 7 | 7 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 15 | Netherlands | 254 | 10 | 7 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 15 | Pitcairn | 254 | 8 | 7 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 15 | Republic of the Congo | 254 | 10 | 7 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 15 | Slovakia | 254 | 11 | 7 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 15 | Slovenia | 254 | 15 | 7 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 15 | Spain | 254 | 8 | 7 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 15 | Sweden | 254 | 13 | 7 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 15 | Tajikistan | 254 | 12 | 7 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Belgium | 253 | 10 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 253 | 12 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Falkland Islands | 253 | 8 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Greenland | 253 | 11 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Guatemala | 253 | 11 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Guernsey | 253 | 10 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Hungary | 253 | 16 | 11 | 101 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Jamaica | 253 | 10 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Jersey | 253 | 10 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Jordan | 253 | 14 | 8 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 33 | Kenya | 253 | 11 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Liberia | 253 | 11 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Madagascar | 253 | 16 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Micronesia | 253 | 8 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Montenegro | 253 | 9 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Nicaragua | 253 | 10 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Norway | 253 | 12 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Poland | 253 | 14 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Solomon Islands | 253 | 9 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 253 | 12 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | Tonga | 253 | 8 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 253 | 8 | 8 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Aruba | 252 | 11 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 252 | 10 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Brazil | 252 | 10 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Croatia | 252 | 14 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Curaçao | 252 | 12 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | El Salvador | 252 | 11 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Estonia | 252 | 12 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Eswatini | 252 | 11 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Fiji | 252 | 11 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Finland | 252 | 15 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | France | 252 | 11 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | French Southern Territories | 252 | 11 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Guinea-Bissau | 252 | 11 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Ireland | 252 | 10 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Kuwait | 252 | 13 | 9 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 55 | Lesotho | 252 | 11 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Mozambique | 252 | 9 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Oman | 252 | 15 | 9 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 252 | 11 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Portugal | 252 | 13 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Réunion | 252 | 12 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 252 | 11 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Samoa | 252 | 11 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 252 | 9 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Serbia | 252 | 12 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 252 | 9 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Turkmenistan | 252 | 11 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Western Sahara | 252 | 11 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 252 | 13 | 9 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Afghanistan | 251 | 14 | 10 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 84 | Åland Islands | 251 | 16 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Algeria | 251 | 14 | 10 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 84 | Andorra | 251 | 14 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Armenia | 251 | 13 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Austria | 251 | 13 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Bahrain | 251 | 14 | 10 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 84 | Bangladesh | 251 | 18 | 10 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 84 | Barbados | 251 | 12 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Bermuda | 251 | 10 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Bhutan | 251 | 17 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Cameroon | 251 | 11 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Chad | 251 | 12 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Chile | 251 | 16 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Cook Islands | 251 | 11 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Eritrea | 251 | 15 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Ethiopia | 251 | 12 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | French Guiana | 251 | 12 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Gabon | 251 | 16 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Greece | 251 | 12 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Honduras | 251 | 11 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Isle of Man | 251 | 10 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Lithuania | 251 | 16 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Marshall Islands | 251 | 11 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Mauritius | 251 | 15 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Mayotte | 251 | 12 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Moldova | 251 | 13 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | New Caledonia | 251 | 12 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Russia | 251 | 14 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Saint Barthélemy | 251 | 12 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 251 | 12 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 251 | 13 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 251 | 10 | 10 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 84 | Senegal | 251 | 14 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Singapore | 251 | 11 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Somalia | 251 | 10 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Sudan | 251 | 15 | 10 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 84 | Togo | 251 | 13 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Türkiye | 251 | 14 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | Tuvalu | 251 | 11 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | United Arab Emirates | 251 | 12 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 84 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 251 | 10 | 10 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Antigua and Barbuda | 250 | 11 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Bahamas | 250 | 11 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Belize | 250 | 14 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Benin | 250 | 14 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Bolivia | 250 | 12 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Central African Republic | 250 | 14 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 250 | 11 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Côte d'Ivoire | 250 | 14 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Czechia | 250 | 13 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Dominica | 250 | 12 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 250 | 12 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Ecuador | 250 | 11 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Egypt | 250 | 12 | 11 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 126 | Faroe Islands | 250 | 14 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Grenada | 250 | 14 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Guinea | 250 | 12 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Haiti | 250 | 16 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Iceland | 250 | 14 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Iraq | 250 | 15 | 11 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 126 | Latvia | 250 | 17 | 13 | 102 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Malawi | 250 | 11 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Maldives | 250 | 18 | 11 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 126 | Malta | 250 | 14 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Monaco | 250 | 12 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Namibia | 250 | 13 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | New Zealand | 250 | 11 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Niue | 250 | 11 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Norfolk Island | 250 | 12 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | North Macedonia | 250 | 11 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Palau | 250 | 11 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Palestine | 250 | 18 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Panama | 250 | 12 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Paraguay | 250 | 14 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Romania | 250 | 16 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Saint Lucia | 250 | 13 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Saint Martin | 250 | 13 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Seychelles | 250 | 13 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Sint Maarten | 250 | 14 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | South Africa | 250 | 13 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | South Sudan | 250 | 15 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Suriname | 250 | 15 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 250 | 14 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | United States | 250 | 11 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 250 | 14 | 11 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Burkina Faso | 249 | 15 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Cayman Islands | 249 | 12 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Christmas Island | 249 | 12 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Comoros | 249 | 14 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Cyprus | 249 | 15 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Equatorial Guinea | 249 | 13 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | French Polynesia | 249 | 14 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Gibraltar | 249 | 12 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Kiribati | 249 | 13 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Kosovo | 249 | 12 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Liechtenstein | 249 | 17 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Mali | 249 | 12 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Martinique | 249 | 14 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Mongolia | 249 | 16 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Montserrat | 249 | 12 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Sierra Leone | 249 | 12 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Tanzania | 249 | 17 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 249 | 13 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Vietnam | 249 | 13 | 13 | 103 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 170 | Wallis and Futuna | 249 | 14 | 12 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | American Samoa | 248 | 14 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Angola | 248 | 15 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Botswana | 248 | 15 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Bulgaria | 248 | 15 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Burundi | 248 | 14 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | China | 248 | 19 | 19 | 98 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Georgia | 248 | 18 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Guadeloupe | 248 | 15 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Hong Kong | 248 | 15 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Indonesia | 248 | 17 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Libya | 248 | 15 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Malaysia | 248 | 14 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Nigeria | 248 | 13 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | North Korea | 248 | 21 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Pakistan | 248 | 15 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Peru | 248 | 17 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Syria | 248 | 20 | 13 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 190 | Tunisia | 248 | 16 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Uzbekistan | 248 | 14 | 14 | 103 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Venezuela | 248 | 15 | 13 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 190 | Yemen | 248 | 16 | 13 | 104 | Friday and Saturday |
| 211 | Anguilla | 247 | 15 | 14 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 211 | British Virgin Islands | 247 | 14 | 14 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 211 | Ghana | 247 | 16 | 14 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 211 | Guyana | 247 | 15 | 14 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 211 | Kazakhstan | 247 | 14 | 14 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 211 | Kyrgyzstan | 247 | 21 | 14 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 211 | Lebanon | 247 | 19 | 14 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 211 | Nauru | 247 | 14 | 14 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 211 | Niger | 247 | 14 | 14 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 211 | San Marino | 247 | 18 | 14 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 211 | Uganda | 247 | 16 | 14 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 211 | Zambia | 247 | 17 | 14 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 223 | Albania | 246 | 15 | 15 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 223 | Brunei | 246 | 15 | 15 | 104 | Friday and Sunday |
| 223 | Guam | 246 | 15 | 15 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 223 | India | 246 | 18 | 15 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 223 | Morocco | 246 | 17 | 15 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 223 | Puerto Rico | 246 | 16 | 15 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 223 | Rwanda | 246 | 15 | 15 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 223 | Timor-Leste | 246 | 18 | 15 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 231 | Northern Mariana Islands | 245 | 16 | 16 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 231 | South Korea | 245 | 22 | 16 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 231 | Sri Lanka | 245 | 25 | 16 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 231 | Taiwan | 245 | 16 | 16 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 231 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 245 | 19 | 16 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 236 | Gambia | 244 | 17 | 17 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 236 | Japan | 244 | 18 | 17 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 238 | Cambodia | 243 | 21 | 18 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 238 | Philippines | 243 | 20 | 18 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 240 | Argentina | 242 | 20 | 19 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 240 | Colombia | 242 | 10 | 19 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 242 | Azerbaijan | 241 | 17 | 20 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 242 | Thailand | 241 | 23 | 20 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 242 | Vatican City | 241 | 29 | 20 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 245 | Myanmar | 240 | 27 | 22 | 103 | Saturday and Sunday |
| 246 | Nepal | 238 | 32 | 23 | 104 | Saturday and Sunday |
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How the 246 countries are spread in 2026
Number of countries for each working days count.
| Working days | Countries | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 286 | 1 | Iran |
| 261 | 1 | Ukraine |
| 258 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 257 | 2 | Qatar, Uruguay |
| 256 | 5 | Australia, Canada, Israel, Saint Helena and 1 other |
| 255 | 4 | Costa Rica, DR Congo, Macau, Mauritania |
| 254 | 18 | Belarus, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Cuba, Denmark and 14 others |
| 253 | 22 | Belgium, Cabo Verde, Falkland Islands, Greenland and 18 others |
| 252 | 29 | Aruba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Croatia and 25 others |
| 251 | 42 | Afghanistan, Åland Islands, Algeria, Andorra and 38 others |
| 250 | 44 | Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Benin and 40 others |
| 249 | 20 | Burkina Faso, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Comoros and 16 others |
| 248 | 21 | American Samoa, Angola, Botswana, Bulgaria and 17 others |
| 247 | 12 | Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Ghana, Guyana and 8 others |
| 246 | 8 | Albania, Brunei, Guam, India and 4 others |
| 245 | 5 | Northern Mariana Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and 1 other |
| 244 | 2 | Gambia, Japan |
| 243 | 2 | Cambodia, Philippines |
| 242 | 2 | Argentina, Colombia |
| 241 | 3 | Azerbaijan, Thailand, Vatican City |
| 240 | 1 | Myanmar |
| 238 | 1 | Nepal |
Questions about working days in 2026
- Which country has the most working days in 2026?
- Iran with 286 working days, out of 365 calendar days.
- Which country has the fewest working days in 2026?
- Nepal with 238 working days.
- Why do the counts differ so much between countries?
- Three things move the number: how many public holidays a country has, how many of them fall on weekdays in 2026, and which days form the weekend. A holiday on a Saturday costs no working day unless a substitute day is granted, which is why the same country can gain or lose two or three working days from one year to the next.
- How many working days are there in 2026 on average?
- 250.5 across the 246 countries and territories, with a median of 251. 2026 has 261 weekdays (Monday to Friday) before any holiday is removed.
- What about 2027?
- See working days in 2027 or go back to 2025.
Data from the OpenWorkdays dataset (holidays 0.106), licensed CC BY 4.0. Cite this page as: OpenWorkdays, Working days in 2026, https://openworkdays.com/working-days/2026/.