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Kazakhstan working days and public holidays 2026

Kazakhstan, 2026: 254 working days and 2032 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 13 national public holidays, 7 of them on working days.

Kazakhstan 2026 at a glance

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Working days
254
Standard hours
2032
Free days
111
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
13
Free days from holidays
7
Holidays on weekends
6

Today, Saturday 31 October, is not a working day. 211 working days of 2026 have passed and 43 are left.

Public holidays 2026

January

  • 1 Jan Thursday New Year's Day (Жаңа жыл)
  • 2 Jan Friday New Year's Day (Жаңа жыл)

March

  • 8 Mar Sunday International Women's Day (Халықаралық әйелдер күні) Weekend
  • 21 Mar Saturday Nauryz Meyramy (Наурыз мейрамы) Weekend
  • 22 Mar Sunday Nauryz Meyramy (Наурыз мейрамы) Weekend
  • 23 Mar Monday Nauryz Meyramy (Наурыз мейрамы)

May

  • 1 May Friday Kazakhstan People's Unity Day (Қазақстан халқының)
  • 7 May Thursday Defender of the Fatherland Day (Отан Қорғаушы күні)
  • 9 May Saturday Great Patriotic War Against Fascism Victory Day (Жеңіс күні) Weekend

July

  • 6 Jul Monday Capital City Day (Астана күні)

August

  • 30 Aug Sunday Constitution Day (Конституция күні) Weekend

October

  • 25 Oct Sunday Republic Day (Республика күні) Weekend

December

  • 16 Dec Wednesday Independence Day (Тәуелсіздік күні) Next

Working days and hours by month 2026

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Жаңа жыл), 2 Jan New Year's Day (Жаңа жыл) 20 160
February 20 160
March 8 Mar International Women's Day (Халықаралық әйелдер күні), 21 Mar Nauryz Meyramy (Наурыз мейрамы), 22 Mar Nauryz Meyramy (Наурыз мейрамы), 23 Mar Nauryz Meyramy (Наурыз мейрамы) 21 168
April 22 176
May 1 May Kazakhstan People's Unity Day (Қазақстан халқының), 7 May Defender of the Fatherland Day (Отан Қорғаушы күні), 9 May Great Patriotic War Against Fascism Victory Day (Жеңіс күні) 19 152
June 22 176
July 6 Jul Capital City Day (Астана күні) 22 176
August 30 Aug Constitution Day (Конституция күні) 21 168
September 22 176
October 25 Oct Republic Day (Республика күні) 22 176
November 21 168
December 16 Dec Independence Day (Тәуелсіздік күні) 22 176
Total 254 2032

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.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as a working day?

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day nor a public holiday. In Estonia and most countries the weekend is Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt it is Friday and Saturday.

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What is a shortened workday?

Under § 53 of the Estonian Employment Contracts Act, the working day before New Year's Day, Independence Day (24 February), Victory Day (23 June) and Christmas Eve (24 December) is shortened by three hours. The day shortened is the one immediately before the holiday: if that day is a day off (for example a Sunday), no working day is shortened - the Friday before stays a full day. In Estonia the day before other public holidays is not shortened. In Latvia (Labour Law § 135) and Lithuania (Labour Code art. 112) the working day right before every public holiday is one hour shorter for full-time staff.

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Why don’t some public holidays reduce the working day count?

If a public holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), it does not reduce the working day count, since those days would not be working days regardless.

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How are annual working hours calculated?

Multiply the working days by 8 hours and subtract the shortening for each shortened day - 3 hours in Estonia, 1 hour in Latvia and Lithuania: working days × 8 − shortened days × 3 (or × 1). Monthly norm hours work the same way from that month's working days. For part-time staff, use the agreed daily hours instead of 8.

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