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Working days in 2027: all 246 countries compared

2027 has 365 calendar days. Across 246 countries and territories the number of working days runs from 240 (Nepal) to 287 (Iran), with a median of 252 and an average of 251.4. The most common count is 252 working days, shared by 43 countries.

287most working days (Iran)
252median across 246 countries
240fewest working days (Nepal)
13.1public 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 2027

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.

RankCountryWorking daysPublic holidaysHolidays on weekdaysWeekend daysWeekend
1Iran287282553Friday
2Sri Lanka26100104Saturday and Sunday
2Ukraine26100104Saturday and Sunday
4Switzerland25942104Saturday and Sunday
4Uruguay25952104Saturday and Sunday
6Australia25774104Saturday and Sunday
6Belarus257124104Saturday and Sunday
6Costa Rica25794104Saturday and Sunday
6Tokelau25764104Saturday and Sunday
10Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba256105104Saturday and Sunday
10Bosnia and Herzegovina256105104Saturday and Sunday
10Canada25655104Saturday and Sunday
10Germany25695104Saturday and Sunday
10Guinea256125104Saturday and Sunday
10Mexico25675104Saturday and Sunday
10Montenegro25695104Saturday and Sunday
10Pitcairn25685104Saturday and Sunday
10Saint Helena25655104Saturday and Sunday
10Somalia256115104Saturday and Sunday
10Sweden256135104Saturday and Sunday
21Cuba255106104Saturday and Sunday
21Denmark255106104Saturday and Sunday
21DR Congo255116104Saturday and Sunday
21Guinea-Bissau255116104Saturday and Sunday
21Israel25595105Friday and Saturday
21Luxembourg255116104Saturday and Sunday
21Madagascar255156104Saturday and Sunday
21Mozambique25596104Saturday and Sunday
21Netherlands255106104Saturday and Sunday
21Norway255116104Saturday and Sunday
21Republic of the Congo255106104Saturday and Sunday
21Slovenia255156104Saturday and Sunday
21Svalbard and Jan Mayen255116104Saturday and Sunday
34Belgium254107104Saturday and Sunday
34Brazil254107104Saturday and Sunday
34Côte d'Ivoire254147104Saturday and Sunday
34Curaçao254127104Saturday and Sunday
34Estonia254127104Saturday and Sunday
34Ethiopia254127104Saturday and Sunday
34France254117104Saturday and Sunday
34French Southern Territories254117104Saturday and Sunday
34Greenland254117104Saturday and Sunday
34Guatemala254117104Saturday and Sunday
34Hungary254137104Saturday and Sunday
34Italy254147104Saturday and Sunday
34Laos25487104Saturday and Sunday
34Lesotho254117104Saturday and Sunday
34Macau254107104Saturday and Sunday
34Mali254127104Saturday and Sunday
34Nicaragua254107104Saturday and Sunday
34Niger254147104Saturday and Sunday
34Paraguay254147104Saturday and Sunday
34Saint Barthélemy254127104Saturday and Sunday
34Saint Pierre and Miquelon254117104Saturday and Sunday
34Samoa254117104Saturday and Sunday
34South Sudan254147104Saturday and Sunday
34Spain25497104Saturday and Sunday
34Tajikistan254127104Saturday and Sunday
34Western Sahara254117104Saturday and Sunday
60Aruba253118104Saturday and Sunday
60Benin253148104Saturday and Sunday
60Cabo Verde253128104Saturday and Sunday
60Cameroon253118104Saturday and Sunday
60Chad253128104Saturday and Sunday
60Croatia253148104Saturday and Sunday
60Dominican Republic253128104Saturday and Sunday
60El Salvador253118104Saturday and Sunday
60Falkland Islands25388104Saturday and Sunday
60Finland253158104Saturday and Sunday
60French Guiana253128104Saturday and Sunday
60Guernsey253118104Saturday and Sunday
60Honduras253118104Saturday and Sunday
60Ireland253108104Saturday and Sunday
60Jersey253108104Saturday and Sunday
60Libya253148104Saturday and Sunday
60Mauritania253107105Friday and Saturday
60Mayotte253128104Saturday and Sunday
60New Caledonia253128104Saturday and Sunday
60Poland253148104Saturday and Sunday
60Portugal253138104Saturday and Sunday
60Qatar25387105Friday and Saturday
60Réunion253128104Saturday and Sunday
60Senegal253148104Saturday and Sunday
60Serbia253108104Saturday and Sunday
60Singapore253118104Saturday and Sunday
60Slovakia253138104Saturday and Sunday
60Tonga25388104Saturday and Sunday
60United Arab Emirates253128104Saturday and Sunday
60United Kingdom25388104Saturday and Sunday
90Åland Islands252169104Saturday and Sunday
90Andorra252149104Saturday and Sunday
90Armenia252139104Saturday and Sunday
90Austria252139104Saturday and Sunday
90Bolivia252129104Saturday and Sunday
90Burkina Faso252159104Saturday and Sunday
90Central African Republic252139104Saturday and Sunday
90Comoros252149104Saturday and Sunday
90Czechia252139104Saturday and Sunday
90Djibouti252138105Friday and Saturday
90Eritrea252159104Saturday and Sunday
90Eswatini252119104Saturday and Sunday
90Fiji252119104Saturday and Sunday
90French Polynesia252149104Saturday and Sunday
90Gabon252159104Saturday and Sunday
90Ghana252149104Saturday and Sunday
90Greece252129104Saturday and Sunday
90Haiti252169104Saturday and Sunday
90Iceland252149104Saturday and Sunday
90Jamaica252109104Saturday and Sunday
90Kenya252119104Saturday and Sunday
90Latvia252159104Saturday and Sunday
90Lithuania252169104Saturday and Sunday
90Malaysia252139104Saturday and Sunday
90Martinique252149104Saturday and Sunday
90Mauritius252159104Saturday and Sunday
90Micronesia25289104Saturday and Sunday
90Moldova252139104Saturday and Sunday
90Morocco252169104Saturday and Sunday
90North Macedonia252119104Saturday and Sunday
90Panama252129104Saturday and Sunday
90Papua New Guinea252119104Saturday and Sunday
90Romania252179104Saturday and Sunday
90Russia252149104Saturday and Sunday
90Saint Martin252139104Saturday and Sunday
90Seychelles252139104Saturday and Sunday
90Sint Maarten252149104Saturday and Sunday
90Solomon Islands25299104Saturday and Sunday
90South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands25299104Saturday and Sunday
90Suriname252159104Saturday and Sunday
90Togo252139104Saturday and Sunday
90Uganda252149104Saturday and Sunday
90Uzbekistan25299104Saturday and Sunday
133Bahamas2511110104Saturday and Sunday
133Barbados2511210104Saturday and Sunday
133Bermuda2511010104Saturday and Sunday
133Chile2511710104Saturday and Sunday
133Cook Islands2511110104Saturday and Sunday
133Cyprus2511510104Saturday and Sunday
133Faroe Islands2511410104Saturday and Sunday
133Isle of Man2511010104Saturday and Sunday
133Jordan251149105Friday and Saturday
133Kuwait251149105Friday and Saturday
133Liberia2511110104Saturday and Sunday
133Monaco2511210104Saturday and Sunday
133Norfolk Island2511210104Saturday and Sunday
133Saint Kitts and Nevis2511210104Saturday and Sunday
133Saint Lucia2511310104Saturday and Sunday
133São Tomé and Príncipe251910104Saturday and Sunday
133South Africa2511210104Saturday and Sunday
133Tunisia2511710104Saturday and Sunday
133Turkmenistan2511010104Saturday and Sunday
133Tuvalu2511110104Saturday and Sunday
133Wallis and Futuna2511410104Saturday and Sunday
133Zimbabwe2511310104Saturday and Sunday
155Antigua and Barbuda2501111104Saturday and Sunday
155Bahrain2501410105Friday and Saturday
155Belize2501011104Saturday and Sunday
155Bhutan2501811104Saturday and Sunday
155Botswana2501511104Saturday and Sunday
155Dominica2501211104Saturday and Sunday
155Guadeloupe2501511104Saturday and Sunday
155India2501811104Saturday and Sunday
155Indonesia2501811104Saturday and Sunday
155Lebanon2501911104Saturday and Sunday
155Liechtenstein2501711104Saturday and Sunday
155Malawi2501111104Saturday and Sunday
155Malta2501411104Saturday and Sunday
155Namibia2501311104Saturday and Sunday
155New Zealand2501111104Saturday and Sunday
155Niue2501111104Saturday and Sunday
155Pakistan2501511104Saturday and Sunday
155Palestine2501811104Saturday and Sunday
155Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2501311104Saturday and Sunday
155Saudi Arabia2501010105Friday and Saturday
155Sudan2501510105Friday and Saturday
155Türkiye2501311104Saturday and Sunday
155United States Minor Outlying Islands2501011104Saturday and Sunday
155Vanuatu2501411104Saturday and Sunday
155Venezuela2501511104Saturday and Sunday
180Algeria2491411105Friday and Saturday
180Bulgaria2491312104Saturday and Sunday
180Burundi2491412104Saturday and Sunday
180Cayman Islands2491212104Saturday and Sunday
180Christmas Island2491212104Saturday and Sunday
180Cocos (Keeling) Islands2491212104Saturday and Sunday
180Gibraltar2491212104Saturday and Sunday
180Grenada2491412104Saturday and Sunday
180Hong Kong2491512104Saturday and Sunday
180Kiribati2491312104Saturday and Sunday
180Kosovo2491212104Saturday and Sunday
180Marshall Islands2491412104Saturday and Sunday
180Montserrat2491212104Saturday and Sunday
180Oman2491511105Friday and Saturday
180Palau2491112104Saturday and Sunday
180Sierra Leone2491212104Saturday and Sunday
180Tanzania2491712104Saturday and Sunday
180Trinidad and Tobago2491412104Saturday and Sunday
180Turks and Caicos Islands2491312104Saturday and Sunday
180United States2491112104Saturday and Sunday
180Vietnam2491412104Saturday and Sunday
180Zambia2491612104Saturday and Sunday
202Afghanistan2481412105Friday and Saturday
202Argentina2481713104Saturday and Sunday
202China2481313104Saturday and Sunday
202Egypt2481112105Friday and Saturday
202Equatorial Guinea2481313104Saturday and Sunday
202Georgia2481813104Saturday and Sunday
202Iraq2481612105Friday and Saturday
202Kyrgyzstan2482113104Saturday and Sunday
202Mongolia2481613104Saturday and Sunday
202Nigeria2481413104Saturday and Sunday
202Philippines2482013104Saturday and Sunday
202San Marino2481813104Saturday and Sunday
202Yemen2481512105Friday and Saturday
215American Samoa2471414104Saturday and Sunday
215Angola2471714104Saturday and Sunday
215Anguilla2471514104Saturday and Sunday
215Bangladesh2471813105Friday and Saturday
215British Virgin Islands2471414104Saturday and Sunday
215Ecuador2471114104Saturday and Sunday
215Gambia2471714104Saturday and Sunday
215Guyana2471514104Saturday and Sunday
215Kazakhstan2471514104Saturday and Sunday
215Nauru2471414104Saturday and Sunday
215North Korea2472214104Saturday and Sunday
215Peru2471714104Saturday and Sunday
215Rwanda2471514104Saturday and Sunday
215Timor-Leste2471814104Saturday and Sunday
229Albania2461515104Saturday and Sunday
229Maldives2461814105Friday and Saturday
229South Korea2462415104Saturday and Sunday
232Colombia245916104Saturday and Sunday
232Guam2451516104Saturday and Sunday
232Japan2451716104Saturday and Sunday
232Northern Mariana Islands2451516104Saturday and Sunday
232Syria2452115105Friday and Saturday
237Brunei2441616105Friday and Sunday
237Puerto Rico2441617104Saturday and Sunday
237Taiwan2441617104Saturday and Sunday
240U.S. Virgin Islands2431918104Saturday and Sunday
241Cambodia2422219104Saturday and Sunday
241Thailand2422519104Saturday and Sunday
241Vatican City2422919104Saturday and Sunday
244Azerbaijan2412020104Saturday and Sunday
244Myanmar2413020104Saturday and Sunday
246Nepal2403221104Saturday and Sunday

How the 246 countries are spread in 2027

Number of countries for each working days count.

Working daysCountriesExamples
2871Iran
2612Sri Lanka, Ukraine
2592Switzerland, Uruguay
2574Australia, Belarus, Costa Rica, Tokelau
25611Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Germany and 7 others
25513Cuba, Denmark, DR Congo, Guinea-Bissau and 9 others
25426Belgium, Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao and 22 others
25330Aruba, Benin, Cabo Verde, Cameroon and 26 others
25243Åland Islands, Andorra, Armenia, Austria and 39 others
25122Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Chile and 18 others
25025Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Belize, Bhutan and 21 others
24922Algeria, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cayman Islands and 18 others
24813Afghanistan, Argentina, China, Egypt and 9 others
24714American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla, Bangladesh and 10 others
2463Albania, Maldives, South Korea
2455Colombia, Guam, Japan, Northern Mariana Islands and 1 other
2443Brunei, Puerto Rico, Taiwan
2431U.S. Virgin Islands
2423Cambodia, Thailand, Vatican City
2412Azerbaijan, Myanmar
2401Nepal

Questions about working days in 2027

Which country has the most working days in 2027?
Iran with 287 working days, out of 365 calendar days.
Which country has the fewest working days in 2027?
Nepal with 240 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 2027, 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 2027 on average?
251.4 across the 246 countries and territories, with a median of 252. 2027 has 261 weekdays (Monday to Friday) before any holiday is removed.
What about 2028?
See working days in 2028 or go back to 2026.

Data from the OpenWorkdays dataset (holidays 0.106), licensed CC BY 4.0. Cite this page as: OpenWorkdays, Working days in 2027, https://openworkdays.com/working-days/2027/.