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South Korea Working Days 2026
There are 247 working days in South Korea in 2026. This counts all calendar days minus weekends and public holidays that fall on a weekday.
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247
working days
104
weekend days
14
weekday public holidays
Public holidays falling Mon–Fri — these are the days that reduce the working-day count. Holidays landing on a weekend are excluded since the weekend already wasn't a working day.
365
2026
How the working week works in South Korea
South Korea caps the working week at 52 hours, 40 regular plus 12 overtime, under the 2018 reform. Substitute holidays now apply to most public holidays: when one falls on a weekend, the following Monday is off. Seollal and Chuseok each block out three days and dominate domestic travel.
Official reference: Korean Law Information Center — Public holidays regulation · How we verify this data
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