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North Macedonia working days and public holidays 2025

North Macedonia, 2025: 253 working days and 2024 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 12 national public holidays, 8 of them on working days.

North Macedonia 2025 at a glance

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Working days
253
Standard hours
2024
Free days
112
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
12
Free days from holidays
8
Holidays on weekends
4

Public holidays 2025

January

  • 1 Jan Wednesday New Year's Day (Нова Година, Nova Godina)
  • 7 Jan Tuesday Christmas Day (Orthodox) (Прв ден Божик, Prv den Božik)

April

  • 18 Apr Friday Good Friday (Велики Петок, Veliki Petok)
  • 20 Apr Sunday Easter Sunday (Прв ден Велигден, Prv den Veligden) Weekend
  • 21 Apr Monday Easter Monday (Втор ден Велигден, Vtor den Veligden)

May

  • 1 May Thursday Labour Day (Ден на трудот, Den na trudot)
  • 24 May Saturday Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (Св. Кирил и Методиј, Ден на сèсловенските просветители) Weekend

August

  • 2 Aug Saturday Day of the Republic (Ден на Републиката, Den na Republikata) Weekend

September

  • 8 Sept Monday Independence Day (Ден на независноста, Den na nezavisnosta)

October

  • 11 Oct Saturday Revolution Day (Ден на востанието, Den na vostanieto) Weekend
  • 23 Oct Thursday Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle (Ден на македонската револуционерна борба,Den na makedonskata revolucionarna borba)

December

  • 8 Dec Monday Saint Clement of Ohrid Day (Св. Климент Охридски, Sv. Kliment Ohridski)

Working days and hours by month 2025

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Нова Година, Nova Godina), 7 Jan Christmas Day (Orthodox) (Прв ден Божик, Prv den Božik) 21 168
February 20 160
March 21 168
April 18 Apr Good Friday (Велики Петок, Veliki Petok), 20 Apr Easter Sunday (Прв ден Велигден, Prv den Veligden), 21 Apr Easter Monday (Втор ден Велигден, Vtor den Veligden) 20 160
May 1 May Labour Day (Ден на трудот, Den na trudot), 24 May Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (Св. Кирил и Методиј, Ден на сèсловенските просветители) 21 168
June 21 168
July 23 184
August 2 Aug Day of the Republic (Ден на Републиката, Den na Republikata) 21 168
September 8 Sep Independence Day (Ден на независноста, Den na nezavisnosta) 21 168
October 11 Oct Revolution Day (Ден на востанието, Den na vostanieto), 23 Oct Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle (Ден на македонската револуционерна борба,Den na makedonskata revolucionarna borba) 22 176
November 20 160
December 8 Dec Saint Clement of Ohrid Day (Св. Климент Охридски, Sv. Kliment Ohridski) 22 176
Total 253 2024

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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