Public holidays by country · 2027

Sri Lanka gets 26 days off.The US gets 11. Here's everyone else.

Every country's national public holidays in 2027, on a globe you can spin. Brighter countries get more days off. Click one to see its list.

426 public holidaysshaded by rank

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26
Most: Sri Lanka
12.2
Average across 167 countries
11
United States, #96
4
Fewest: Saudi Arabia

The most public holidays.

1Sri Lanka26
1Vatican City26
3Iran24
4Colombia20
4Bosnia & Herzegovina20
6San Marino18
7Georgia17
7Eritrea17
9Japan16
9Peru16
9Argentina16
9Iceland16
9Chile16
9Haiti16
9Suriname16

Where the big economies sit.

96United States11
161United Kingdom7
166Canada5
165India6
140Germany9
9Japan16
125Brazil10
161Mexico7

The US, UK, Canada, India and Germany look low because many of their holidays are set by states, provinces or nations, not the country. A team in Munich, Toronto or Bangalore usually gets more days off than this. See each place's full list in the team holiday calendar.

A global team lives on every one of these calendars.

Someone in Colombia has twenty days off you don't. Someone in Seoul is out for Chuseok, someone in Dubai for Eid. On a Forgot board each person gets their own country's holidays automatically, so a release date tells you who's off. This one's live.

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All 167 countries, ranked for 2027.

#	Country	Public holidays	On a weekday
1	Sri Lanka	26	19
1	Vatican City	26	18
3	Iran	24	17
4	Colombia	20	16
4	Bosnia & Herzegovina	20	15
6	San Marino	18	13
7	Georgia	17	12
7	Eritrea	17	10
9	Japan	16	16
9	Peru	16	14
9	Argentina	16	12
9	Iceland	16	11
9	Chile	16	10
9	Haiti	16	10
9	Suriname	16	10
9	Romania	16	9
9	Burkina Faso	16	7
18	Bangladesh	15	13
18	Vanuatu	15	11
18	Venezuela	15	11
18	Indonesia	15	10
18	Tanzania	15	10
18	Cyprus	15	9
18	Mauritius	15	9
18	Uganda	15	9
18	Madagascar	15	8
18	Rwanda	15	8
28	Montenegro	14	22
28	Azerbaijan	14	16
28	Zambia	14	12
28	Albania	14	11
28	Belize	14	11
28	Malta	14	11
28	Nigeria	14	11
28	Trinidad & Tobago	14	11
28	St. Lucia	14	10
28	Andorra	14	9
28	Barbados	14	9
28	Central African Republic	14	9
28	Gambia	14	9
28	Lithuania	14	9
28	Togo	14	9
28	Croatia	14	8
28	Greece	14	8
28	Poland	14	8
28	Senegal	14	8
28	Côte d’Ivoire	14	7
48	Eswatini	13	14
48	Ghana	13	13
48	Egypt	13	12
48	Liechtenstein	13	11
48	Taiwan	13	11
48	Brunei	13	10
48	Namibia	13	10
48	South Africa	13	10
48	Austria	13	9
48	Burundi	13	9
48	Cape Verde	13	9
48	Czechia	13	9
48	Grenada	13	9
48	Kenya	13	9
48	Latvia	13	9
48	Malaysia	13	9
48	Botswana	13	8
48	Ethiopia	13	8
48	Philippines	13	8
48	Portugal	13	8
48	Seychelles	13	8
48	Guyana	13	7
48	Italy	13	7
48	Benin	13	6
48	Finland	13	6
48	Morocco	13	6
48	Slovenia	13	6
48	Sweden	13	5
76	South Korea	12	14
76	Kazakhstan	12	13
76	Thailand	12	12
76	Armenia	12	10
76	Dominica	12	10
76	Ecuador	12	10
76	St. Vincent & Grenadines	12	10
76	Bulgaria	12	9
76	Dominican Republic	12	9
76	Guatemala	12	9
76	Monaco	12	9
76	North Macedonia	12	9
76	Panama	12	9
76	St. Kitts & Nevis	12	9
76	Estonia	12	7
76	Hungary	12	7
76	Norway	12	6
76	Tunisia	12	6
76	Guinea	12	4
76	Niger	12	4
96	Ukraine	11	12
96	United States	11	12
96	Malawi	11	11
96	New Zealand	11	11
96	Pakistan	11	11
96	Liberia	11	10
96	Bahamas	11	9
96	Bolivia	11	9
96	China	11	9
96	Nicaragua	11	9
96	Sierra Leone	11	9
96	Angola	11	8
96	Antigua & Barbuda	11	8
96	Moldova	11	8
96	South Sudan	11	8
96	France	11	7
96	Gabon	11	7
96	Lesotho	11	7
96	Mali	11	7
96	Paraguay	11	7
96	Slovakia	11	7
96	Tonga	11	7
96	Zimbabwe	11	7
96	Chad	11	6
96	Congo - Brazzaville	11	6
96	Costa Rica	11	6
96	Luxembourg	11	6
96	Kosovo	11	5
96	Switzerland	11	5
125	Comoros	10	9
125	Jamaica	10	9
125	Ireland	10	8
125	Libya	10	8
125	Bahrain	10	7
125	Belgium	10	7
125	Brazil	10	7
125	Equatorial Guinea	10	7
125	Honduras	10	7
125	Spain	10	7
125	Algeria	10	6
125	Cameroon	10	6
125	Denmark	10	6
125	Guinea-Bissau	10	6
125	Djibouti	10	3
140	Türkiye	9	13
140	Russia	9	9
140	Uzbekistan	9	9
140	Sudan	9	8
140	Western Sahara	9	7
140	Australia	9	6
140	Congo - Kinshasa	9	6
140	Fiji	9	6
140	Mozambique	9	6
140	Singapore	9	6
140	Germany	9	5
140	Israel	9	5
140	Netherlands	9	5
140	Cuba	9	4
154	São Tomé & Príncipe	8	9
154	United Arab Emirates	8	9
154	Serbia	8	7
154	El Salvador	8	5
154	Mauritania	8	5
154	Belarus	8	4
154	Somalia	8	4
161	United Kingdom	7	7
161	Vietnam	7	7
161	Mexico	7	5
161	Uruguay	7	4
165	India	6	3
166	Canada	5	4
167	Saudi Arabia	4	8

National public holidays in 2027 from the open date-holidays data set (ISC and CC BY-SA), each counted once by name. Regional, optional and bank holidays aren't included, and moving holidays like Eid are worked out by rule, so a date can shift by a day. Territories are left out.

Questions

Which country has the most public holidays in 2027?

Sri Lanka, with 26 national public holidays, followed by Vatican City (26) and Iran (24).

How many public holidays does the US have?

11 federal holidays, which puts it #96 of 167. Many states add their own, and federal holidays are days off for federal workers; private employers choose which ones they give.

Which countries have the fewest public holidays?

Saudi Arabia (4), Canada (5) and India (6) have the fewest national ones. Several of them, like Canada and India, leave most holidays to provinces or states, so people there get more days off than the national count shows.

What's the average number of public holidays per country?

12.2 national public holidays across the 167 countries counted here.

How are public holidays counted here?

National public holidays from the open date-holidays data set, each counted once by name, so a two-day holiday or a substitute day counts as one. Regional, optional and bank-only holidays aren't included. Some countries list holidays that only apply to followers of one faith, which can push their count up.