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Working days in 2029: all 246 countries compared

2029 has 365 calendar days. Across 246 countries and territories the number of working days runs from 237 (Myanmar) to 289 (Iran), with a median of 250 and an average of 249.8. The most common count is 251 working days, shared by 40 countries.

289most working days (Iran)
250median across 246 countries
237fewest working days (Myanmar)
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 2029

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
1Iran289282452Friday
2Sri Lanka26100104Saturday and Sunday
2Ukraine26100104Saturday and Sunday
4Canada25754104Saturday and Sunday
4Switzerland25744104Saturday and Sunday
4Uruguay25754104Saturday and Sunday
7Saint Helena25655104Saturday and Sunday
8Mexico25576104Saturday and Sunday
8Tokelau25566104Saturday and Sunday
10Australia25477104Saturday and Sunday
10Estonia254127104Saturday and Sunday
10Israel25487104Friday and Saturday
10Laos254107104Saturday and Sunday
10Mozambique25497104Saturday and Sunday
10Qatar25487104Friday and Saturday
16Belgium253108104Saturday and Sunday
16Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba253108104Saturday and Sunday
16Costa Rica25398104Saturday and Sunday
16Denmark253108104Saturday and Sunday
16El Salvador253118104Saturday and Sunday
16Falkland Islands25388104Saturday and Sunday
16Guatemala253118104Saturday and Sunday
16Honduras253118104Saturday and Sunday
16Micronesia25388104Saturday and Sunday
16Montenegro25398104Saturday and Sunday
16Netherlands253108104Saturday and Sunday
16Nicaragua253108104Saturday and Sunday
16Pitcairn25388104Saturday and Sunday
16Solomon Islands25398104Saturday and Sunday
16Spain253108104Saturday and Sunday
16Sweden253138104Saturday and Sunday
16United Kingdom25388104Saturday and Sunday
16Western Sahara253118104Saturday and Sunday
34Belarus252129104Saturday and Sunday
34Bosnia and Herzegovina252109104Saturday and Sunday
34Brazil252109104Saturday and Sunday
34Cabo Verde252129104Saturday and Sunday
34Ethiopia252129104Saturday and Sunday
34France252119104Saturday and Sunday
34French Guiana252129104Saturday and Sunday
34French Southern Territories252119104Saturday and Sunday
34Germany25299104Saturday and Sunday
34Greece252129104Saturday and Sunday
34Greenland252119104Saturday and Sunday
34Guernsey25299104Saturday and Sunday
34Guinea-Bissau252119104Saturday and Sunday
34Ireland252109104Saturday and Sunday
34Italy252149104Saturday and Sunday
34Jersey25299104Saturday and Sunday
34Macau252109104Saturday and Sunday
34Mauritania252109104Friday and Saturday
34North Macedonia252119104Saturday and Sunday
34Panama252129104Saturday and Sunday
34Papua New Guinea252119104Saturday and Sunday
34Portugal252139104Saturday and Sunday
34Republic of the Congo252109104Saturday and Sunday
34Saint Pierre and Miquelon252119104Saturday and Sunday
34São Tomé and Príncipe25299104Saturday and Sunday
34Serbia252129104Saturday and Sunday
34Somalia252109104Saturday and Sunday
34South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands25299104Saturday and Sunday
34Turkmenistan252109104Saturday and Sunday
34Uzbekistan25299104Saturday and Sunday
64Afghanistan2511310104Friday and Saturday
64Åland Islands2511610104Saturday and Sunday
64Armenia2511310104Saturday and Sunday
64Aruba2511110104Saturday and Sunday
64Bermuda2511010104Saturday and Sunday
64Chad2511210104Saturday and Sunday
64Croatia2511410104Saturday and Sunday
64Cuba2511010104Saturday and Sunday
64Cyprus2511510104Saturday and Sunday
64Dominican Republic2511210104Saturday and Sunday
64DR Congo2511110104Saturday and Sunday
64Fiji2511110104Saturday and Sunday
64Finland2511510104Saturday and Sunday
64Georgia2511710104Saturday and Sunday
64Isle of Man2511010104Saturday and Sunday
64Jamaica2511010104Saturday and Sunday
64Kenya2511110104Saturday and Sunday
64Latvia2511510104Saturday and Sunday
64Lesotho2511110104Saturday and Sunday
64Liberia2511110104Saturday and Sunday
64Luxembourg2511110104Saturday and Sunday
64Mali2511210104Saturday and Sunday
64Malta2511410104Saturday and Sunday
64Marshall Islands2511110104Saturday and Sunday
64Mayotte2511210104Saturday and Sunday
64Monaco2511210104Saturday and Sunday
64New Caledonia2511210104Saturday and Sunday
64Niue2511110104Saturday and Sunday
64Norway2511210104Saturday and Sunday
64Poland2511410104Saturday and Sunday
64Réunion2511210104Saturday and Sunday
64Saint Barthélemy2511210104Saturday and Sunday
64Saint Martin2511310104Saturday and Sunday
64Samoa2511110104Saturday and Sunday
64Saudi Arabia2511010104Friday and Saturday
64Svalbard and Jan Mayen2511210104Saturday and Sunday
64Tajikistan2511210104Saturday and Sunday
64Tuvalu2511110104Saturday and Sunday
64United States Minor Outlying Islands2511010104Saturday and Sunday
64Wallis and Futuna2511410104Saturday and Sunday
104Andorra2501411104Saturday and Sunday
104Antigua and Barbuda2501111104Saturday and Sunday
104Austria2501311104Saturday and Sunday
104Bahamas2501111104Saturday and Sunday
104Barbados2501211104Saturday and Sunday
104Cameroon2501111104Saturday and Sunday
104Christmas Island2501111104Saturday and Sunday
104Cook Islands2501111104Saturday and Sunday
104Curaçao2501211104Saturday and Sunday
104Czechia2501311104Saturday and Sunday
104Dominica2501211104Saturday and Sunday
104Eswatini2501111104Saturday and Sunday
104Faroe Islands2501411104Saturday and Sunday
104Guadeloupe2501511104Saturday and Sunday
104Guinea2501211104Saturday and Sunday
104Hungary2501311104Saturday and Sunday
104Iceland2501411104Saturday and Sunday
104Lithuania2501611104Saturday and Sunday
104Malawi2501111104Saturday and Sunday
104Martinique2501411104Saturday and Sunday
104Moldova2501311104Saturday and Sunday
104New Zealand2501111104Saturday and Sunday
104Palau2501111104Saturday and Sunday
104Paraguay2501411104Saturday and Sunday
104Russia2501411104Saturday and Sunday
104Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2501211104Saturday and Sunday
104Seychelles2501311104Saturday and Sunday
104Singapore2501111104Saturday and Sunday
104Sint Maarten2501411104Saturday and Sunday
104Slovakia2501311104Saturday and Sunday
104South Africa2501211104Saturday and Sunday
104Tonga250911104Saturday and Sunday
104United Arab Emirates2501211104Saturday and Sunday
104United States2501111104Saturday and Sunday
104Zimbabwe2501311104Saturday and Sunday
139Algeria2491412104Friday and Saturday
139Bolivia2491212104Saturday and Sunday
139Bulgaria2491412104Saturday and Sunday
139Cayman Islands2491212104Saturday and Sunday
139Central African Republic2491412104Saturday and Sunday
139Cocos (Keeling) Islands2491212104Saturday and Sunday
139Eritrea2491512104Saturday and Sunday
139French Polynesia2491412104Saturday and Sunday
139Ghana2491412104Saturday and Sunday
139Gibraltar2491212104Saturday and Sunday
139Jordan2491412104Friday and Saturday
139Kiribati2491312104Saturday and Sunday
139Kosovo2491212104Saturday and Sunday
139Kuwait2491312104Friday and Saturday
139Liechtenstein2491712104Saturday and Sunday
139Madagascar2491612104Saturday and Sunday
139Mongolia2491612104Saturday and Sunday
139Norfolk Island2491212104Saturday and Sunday
139Peru2491712104Saturday and Sunday
139Romania2491712104Saturday and Sunday
139Saint Kitts and Nevis2491212104Saturday and Sunday
139San Marino2491712104Saturday and Sunday
139Sierra Leone2491212104Saturday and Sunday
139Sudan2491512104Friday and Saturday
139Türkiye2491412104Saturday and Sunday
139Turks and Caicos Islands2491312104Saturday and Sunday
139Uganda2491412104Saturday and Sunday
139Vietnam2491212104Saturday and Sunday
167American Samoa2481413104Saturday and Sunday
167Bahrain2481413104Friday and Saturday
167Bangladesh2481913104Friday and Saturday
167Belize2481113104Saturday and Sunday
167Botswana2481413104Saturday and Sunday
167Burundi2481413104Saturday and Sunday
167China2481313104Saturday and Sunday
167Comoros2481413104Saturday and Sunday
167Côte d'Ivoire2481413104Saturday and Sunday
167Djibouti2481313104Friday and Saturday
167Ecuador2481113104Saturday and Sunday
167Egypt2481213104Friday and Saturday
167Equatorial Guinea2481313104Saturday and Sunday
167Guam2481513104Saturday and Sunday
167Guyana2481513104Saturday and Sunday
167Haiti2481613104Saturday and Sunday
167Iraq2481613104Friday and Saturday
167Japan2481913104Saturday and Sunday
167Libya2481513104Saturday and Sunday
167Malaysia2481313104Saturday and Sunday
167Maldives2481813104Friday and Saturday
167Mauritius2481513104Saturday and Sunday
167Montserrat2481213104Saturday and Sunday
167Namibia2481313104Saturday and Sunday
167Niger2481313104Saturday and Sunday
167Nigeria2481313104Saturday and Sunday
167Oman2481413104Friday and Saturday
167Saint Lucia2481313104Saturday and Sunday
167Senegal2481413104Saturday and Sunday
167Slovenia2481513104Saturday and Sunday
167South Sudan2481513104Saturday and Sunday
167Suriname2481513104Saturday and Sunday
167Tanzania2481713104Saturday and Sunday
167Togo2481313104Saturday and Sunday
167Zambia2481613104Saturday and Sunday
202Anguilla2471514104Saturday and Sunday
202Argentina2471714104Saturday and Sunday
202Benin2471414104Saturday and Sunday
202Bhutan2471814104Saturday and Sunday
202British Virgin Islands2471414104Saturday and Sunday
202Gabon2471614104Saturday and Sunday
202Grenada2471414104Saturday and Sunday
202India2471814104Saturday and Sunday
202Kazakhstan2471514104Saturday and Sunday
202Nauru2471414104Saturday and Sunday
202Rwanda2471514104Saturday and Sunday
202Timor-Leste2471814104Saturday and Sunday
202Trinidad and Tobago2471314104Saturday and Sunday
202Vanuatu2471414104Saturday and Sunday
202Venezuela2471514104Saturday and Sunday
217Albania2461515104Saturday and Sunday
217Angola2461715104Saturday and Sunday
217Brunei2461515104Friday and Sunday
217Burkina Faso2461515104Saturday and Sunday
217Cambodia2462115104Saturday and Sunday
217Chile2461715104Saturday and Sunday
217Hong Kong2461615104Saturday and Sunday
217Indonesia2461715104Saturday and Sunday
217Lebanon2461915104Saturday and Sunday
217Morocco2461715104Saturday and Sunday
217Northern Mariana Islands2461515104Saturday and Sunday
217Palestine2461815104Saturday and Sunday
217Philippines2461815104Saturday and Sunday
217Puerto Rico2461615104Saturday and Sunday
217Yemen2461515104Friday and Saturday
232Pakistan2451616104Saturday and Sunday
232South Korea2452016104Saturday and Sunday
232Taiwan2451516104Saturday and Sunday
232Tunisia2451716104Saturday and Sunday
236Gambia2441717104Saturday and Sunday
236Kyrgyzstan2442117104Saturday and Sunday
236North Korea2442217104Saturday and Sunday
236U.S. Virgin Islands2441917104Saturday and Sunday
240Colombia2431018104Saturday and Sunday
240Syria2432118104Friday and Saturday
242Thailand2422719104Saturday and Sunday
243Azerbaijan2412020104Saturday and Sunday
244Vatican City2392922104Saturday and Sunday
245Nepal2383323104Saturday and Sunday
246Myanmar2372824104Saturday and Sunday

How the 246 countries are spread in 2029

Number of countries for each working days count.

Working daysCountriesExamples
2891Iran
2612Sri Lanka, Ukraine
2573Canada, Switzerland, Uruguay
2561Saint Helena
2552Mexico, Tokelau
2546Australia, Estonia, Israel, Laos and 2 others
25318Belgium, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Costa Rica, Denmark and 14 others
25230Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cabo Verde and 26 others
25140Afghanistan, Åland Islands, Armenia, Aruba and 36 others
25035Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Bahamas and 31 others
24928Algeria, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cayman Islands and 24 others
24835American Samoa, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize and 31 others
24715Anguilla, Argentina, Benin, Bhutan and 11 others
24615Albania, Angola, Brunei, Burkina Faso and 11 others
2454Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan, Tunisia
2444Gambia, Kyrgyzstan, North Korea, U.S. Virgin Islands
2432Colombia, Syria
2421Thailand
2411Azerbaijan
2391Vatican City
2381Nepal
2371Myanmar

Questions about working days in 2029

Which country has the most working days in 2029?
Iran with 289 working days, out of 365 calendar days.
Which country has the fewest working days in 2029?
Myanmar with 237 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 2029, 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 2029 on average?
249.8 across the 246 countries and territories, with a median of 250. 2029 has 261 weekdays (Monday to Friday) before any holiday is removed.
What about 2030?
See working days in 2030 or go back to 2028.

Data from the OpenWorkdays dataset (holidays 0.106), licensed CC BY 4.0. Cite this page as: OpenWorkdays, Working days in 2029, https://openworkdays.com/working-days/2029/.