Public holidays in Zambia 2025
Zambia has 16 public holidays in 2025. 11 fall on a weekday and 5 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 249 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
16public holidays
12weekday days off, substitutes included
249working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Saturday weekend | International Women's Day | |
| Wednesday | Youth Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Saturday weekend | Holy Saturday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Kenneth Kaunda Day | |
| Thursday | Labour Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Africa Freedom Day | |
| Monday | Africa Freedom Day observed | |
| Monday | Heroes' Day | |
| Tuesday | Unity Day | |
| Monday | Farmers' Day | |
| Saturday weekend | National Prayer Day | |
| Friday | Independence Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
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 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 12 | 249 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysFri 18 to Mon 21 April 2025Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 26 to Mon 28 April 2025Kenneth Kaunda Day
- 3 daysSat 24 to Mon 26 May 2025Africa Freedom Day
- 4 daysSat 5 to Tue 8 July 2025Heroes' Day, Unity Day
- 3 daysSat 2 to Mon 4 August 2025Farmers' Day
- 3 daysFri 24 to Sun 26 October 2025Independence Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025Labour Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 December 2025 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day
Questions about 2025 in Zambia
- How many working days are there in Zambia in 2025?
- 249 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 12 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Zambia have in 2025?
- 16 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 5 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- International Women's Day (8 March 2025), Holy Saturday (19 April 2025), Easter Sunday (20 April 2025), Africa Freedom Day (25 May 2025), National Prayer Day (18 October 2025).
- What counts as the weekend in Zambia?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in Zambia 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Zambia has 16 public holidays and 249 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/zambia/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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