South Korea working days and public holidays 2025
South Korea, 2025: 247 working days and 1976 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 14 national public holidays, 14 of them on working days.
South Korea 2025 at a glance
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Public holidays 2025
January
- 1 Jan Wednesday New Year's Day (새해)
- 28 Jan Tuesday Lunar New Year (설날)
- 29 Jan Wednesday Lunar New Year (설날)
- 30 Jan Thursday Lunar New Year (설날)
March
- 3 Mar Monday Independence Movement Day (3·1절)
May
- 5 May Monday Buddha's Birthday (부처님 오신 날) / Children's Day (어린이날)
June
- 6 Jun Friday Memorial Day (현충일)
August
- 15 Aug Friday Liberation Day (광복절)
October
- 3 Oct Friday National Foundation Day (개천절)
- 6 Oct Monday Chuseok (추석)
- 7 Oct Tuesday Chuseok (추석)
- 8 Oct Wednesday Chuseok (추석)
- 9 Oct Thursday Hangul Day (한글날)
December
- 25 Dec Thursday Christmas Day (크리스마스)
Working days and hours by month 2025
| Month | Working days | Hours | Public Holidays |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 Jan New Year's Day (새해), 28 Jan Lunar New Year (설날), 29 Jan Lunar New Year (설날), 30 Jan Lunar New Year (설날) | 19 | 152 | 1 Jan New Year's Day (새해), 28 Jan Lunar New Year (설날), 29 Jan Lunar New Year (설날), 30 Jan Lunar New Year (설날) |
| February | 20 | 160 | |
| March 3 Mar Independence Movement Day (3·1절) | 20 | 160 | 3 Mar Independence Movement Day (3·1절) |
| April | 22 | 176 | |
| May 5 May Children's Day (어린이날) | 21 | 168 | 5 May Children's Day (어린이날) |
| June 6 Jun Memorial Day (현충일) | 20 | 160 | 6 Jun Memorial Day (현충일) |
| July | 23 | 184 | |
| August 15 Aug Liberation Day (광복절) | 20 | 160 | 15 Aug Liberation Day (광복절) |
| September | 22 | 176 | |
| October 3 Oct National Foundation Day (개천절), 6 Oct Chuseok (추석), 7 Oct Chuseok (추석), 8 Oct Chuseok (추석), 9 Oct Hangul Day (한글날) | 18 | 144 | 3 Oct National Foundation Day (개천절), 6 Oct Chuseok (추석), 7 Oct Chuseok (추석), 8 Oct Chuseok (추석), 9 Oct Hangul Day (한글날) |
| November | 20 | 160 | |
| December 25 Dec Christmas Day (크리스마스) | 22 | 176 | 25 Dec Christmas Day (크리스마스) |
| Total | 247 | 1976 |
How it works?
This calculator counts working days, public holidays, and shortened workdays for a selected country and period. A working day is any day outside the weekend (Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt Friday and Saturday) that is not a public holiday. Shortened workdays: in Estonia the working day immediately before New Year's Day, Independence Day, Victory Day and Christmas Eve is 3 hours shorter. In Latvia and Lithuania the working day immediately before every public holiday is 1 hour shorter (Latvian Labour Law § 135, Lithuanian Labour Code art. 112).
Holiday data comes from the Nager.Date public holiday database, updated annually.
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