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Data study · 2026

Countries with the most public holidays in 2026.

Ranking of 206 countries by the number of national public holidays in 2026. Data: caldays open holiday dataset (CC BY 4.0). Updated 2026-06-09.

Headline numbers

What the data shows

Countries ranked
206
In caldays 2026 dataset
Total holidays
2523
National public holidays
Average per country
12.2
Mean across all countries
Top country
Cambodia
22 holidays
Ranking

Top 30 countries by holiday count (2026)

#CountryHolidaysDetails
1#032EA1#E00025Cambodia22Calendar →
2#DC143C#003893Nepal21Calendar →
3#00785E#FFCD00Macau20Calendar →
4#00B5E2#EF3340Azerbaijan18Calendar →
5#FCD116#003893Colombia18Calendar →
6#FFFFFF#003898Faroe Islands18Calendar →
7#FFFFFF#5EB6E4San Marino18Calendar →
8#FFE000#FFFFFFVatican City18Calendar →
9#006A4E#F42A41Bangladesh17Calendar →
10#FFFFFF#FF0000Georgia17Calendar →
11#E11D48#FFFFFFIndonesia17Calendar →
12#FFFFFF#ED1C24Lebanon17Calendar →
13#FFFFFF#BC002DJapan16Calendar →
14#002B7F#CE1126Liechtenstein16Calendar →
15#EA2839#1A206DMauritius16Calendar →
16#C1272D#006233Morocco16Calendar →
17#D91023#FFFFFFPeru16Calendar →
18#002B7F#FCD116Romania16Calendar →
19#1EB53A#00A3DDTanzania16Calendar →
20thaiThailand16Calendar →
21#003F87#CE1126Belize15Calendar →
22#EF2B2D#009E49Burkina Faso15Calendar →
23#FFFFFF#D47600Cyprus15Calendar →
24#418FDE#EA0437Eritrea15Calendar →
25#3E5EB9#FFD900Eswatini15Calendar →
26#009E49#FCD116Guyana15Calendar →
27#00209F#D21034Haiti15Calendar →
28#02529C#DC1E35Iceland15Calendar →
29#CE1126#000000Iraq15Calendar →
30#FECB00#34B233Myanmar15Calendar →

National public holidays only. Joint-leave days, regional/observances, and religious observances not marked as public holidays are excluded for cross-country comparability.

Fewest

Countries with the fewest public holidays (2026)

Methodology

How we counted

Scope: Public holidays officially observed at the national level in 2026, as documented in caldays' open holiday dataset.

Excluded: Regional/state-only holidays, religious observances not gazetted as public holidays, joint-leave days (e.g. Indonesia's cuti bersama), and informal observances.

Source: Government gazettes, official tourism boards, and central-bank holiday calendars. caldays cross-references at least two primary sources per country.

License: Data is released under CC BY 4.0 — free to use for any purpose, including commercial, with attribution.

Citation

Cite this data

caldays. (2026). Countries with the most public holidays — 2026 dataset. https://caldays.com/most-holidays-2026

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Frequently asked questions

Which country has the most public holidays in 2026?
Cambodia leads with 22 national public holidays in 2026, according to caldays' open holiday dataset.
Which country has the fewest public holidays?
Among countries in the dataset, Comoros has one of the fewest national public holidays at 4. Country definitions vary — some count only fixed federal days.
How many public holidays does the average country have in 2026?
The average across the 206 countries in caldays' dataset is 12.2 national public holidays per country.
Can I use these numbers in my article or research?
Yes — the dataset is released under CC BY 4.0. Free for commercial or academic use with attribution. Please link to this page.
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Top: Cambodia · 22 holidays