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Working Days in the Netherlands 2025

2025 has 253 working days in the Netherlands: 365 days, minus 104 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 8 Dutch public holidays on weekdays.

253
Working days
104
Weekend days
8
Holidays on weekdays
2,024
Working hours

Working days by month, 2025

Month Holidays Working days Hours
January Jan 1 · New Year's Day 1 22 176
February 0 20 160
March 0 21 168
April Apr 18 · Good Friday Apr 21 · Easter Monday 2 20 160
May May 5 · Liberation Day May 29 · Ascension Day 2 20 160
June Jun 9 · Whit Monday 1 20 160
July 0 23 184
August 0 21 168
September 0 22 176
October 0 23 184
November 0 20 160
December Dec 25 · Christmas Day Dec 26 · Boxing Day 2 21 168
2025 total 8 253 2,024

Holidays shown are those on weekdays. Official holidays (feestdagen). Good Friday and Liberation Day are days off only for some employers. Source: Rijksoverheid, feestdagen.

Working days by quarter

63
Q1 (Jan–Mar)
60
Q2 (Apr–Jun)
66
Q3 (Jul–Sep)
64
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
123
First half
130
Second half

Working days between two dates

Count business days for any range, and add your own days off.

Dutch public holidays 2025

Every holiday with its date, long weekends and a calendar download.

2025 calendar for Netherlands

A printable year calendar with the holidays marked.

Working days in the Netherlands 2025: questions and answers

How many working days are there in the Netherlands in 2025?

There are 253 working days in the Netherlands in 2025. The year has 365 days; 104 are weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 8 are Dutch public holidays that fall on a weekday.

How many working hours are there in 2025?

At 8 hours a day, 253 working days make 2,024 working hours in 2025. Change the hours per day above to see your own total.

How many working days are in each month of 2025?

January 22, February 20, March 21, April 20, May 20, June 20, July 23, August 21, September 22, October 23, November 20 and December 21. July has the most working days and February the fewest.

How are working days counted?

Every day of the year counts unless it is a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) or one of the Dutch public holidays. A holiday that falls on a weekend is counted once, as a weekend day. Company holidays, personal leave and regional holidays are not taken off. Official holidays (feestdagen). Good Friday and Liberation Day are days off only for some employers.

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