Official weekend, non-working days in Germany by year
Find out which days in Germany are considered weekends, days free from work. Information for the current year 2024 and by year.
Non-working days in Germany in 2024
Working hours in Germany are set from Monday to Saturday, so Sunday in Germany is an official non-working day. However, many people in Germany work 5 days a week, so Saturday is also a day off for them. In addition, public holidays established by law are non-working days in Germany. Some of these days fall on Saturday and Sunday, others - on weekdays. Besides, in a number of lands(federated states) or regions of Germany, the law establishes additional public holidays.
The following list shows the number of Saturdays and Sundays and official public holidays in the German calendar 2024.
The number of days off in Germany in 2024.
| Days off | Number |
|---|---|
| The number of Saturdays per year | 52 |
| Sundays per year | 52 |
| The number of official all-German holidays, total | 11 |
| The number of official all-German holidays, falling not on Sunday | 9 |
| The number of official all-German holidays, falling neither on Saturday or Sunday | 9 |
| Additional holidays, depending on land of Germany see below in the holidays schedule | from 0 to 9 |
Thus, in 2024 Germany has 113 days off, including all Saturdays, Sundays and official German holidays that do not fall either on Saturdays or Sundays. Depending on the land of Germany, this number can be at most by 9 days more. How many holidays are there in Germany?
Schedule of public holidays in Germany
The following table shows the schedule of public holidays in Germany, indicating the regions in which this holiday is a day off.
To view all the popular and religious holidays in Germany, go to an individual page of our site.
RU-GELD.DE Team
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Non-working days in Germany 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027
