Working days in South Korea, 2026
Every weekday of 2026 minus the nationwide public holidays that land on one. Holidays falling on a Saturday or Sunday are not counted, because in most countries they are simply lost.
245
Working days
16
Weekday holidays
18
Public holidays recorded
How we count this
We start with every Monday-to-Friday date in 2026 and subtract each nationwide public holiday in South Korea that lands on one of those days. Saturdays and Sundays are never counted as working days.
2 holidays (현충일 and 추석) fall on a weekend this year, so they don't reduce the total. Where the government moves a holiday to a weekday, that substitute day appears in the data and is subtracted.
We don't subtract regional holidays, bank-only days or company shutdowns, because they don't apply to the whole country. April has the most working days (22) and February the fewest (17).
Regional holidays are excluded — they only apply in some areas. Check the 2026 calendar for those.