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Public holidays in Zambia

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Zambia's public holidays is 16 days — #17 of 104 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2026.

16days

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2026

Source: Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date)

Among 104 countries

3 of 104 countries between 4 days and 5 days4 of 104 countries between 5 days and 5 days2 of 104 countries between 6 days and 7 days4 of 104 countries between 7 days and 7 days3 of 104 countries between 8 days and 9 days4 of 104 countries between 9 days and 9 days12 of 104 countries between 10 days and 11 days15 of 104 countries between 11 days and 11 days9 of 104 countries between 12 days and 13 days14 of 104 countries between 13 days and 13 days10 of 104 countries between 14 days and 15 days6 of 104 countries between 15 days and 15 days7 of 104 countries between 16 days and 17 days2 of 104 countries between 17 days and 17 days3 of 104 countries between 18 days and 19 days1 of 104 countries between 19 days and 19 days5 of 104 countries between 19 days and 20 daysmedian 12 daysZambia: ahead of 83 % of the 104 countries with a published public holidaysZambia 16 days4 days20 days
Half of all 104 countries sit between 10 days and 14 days. Zambia is ahead of 83 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.
Rank
#17 of 104
higher is better
Ranked behind
84 %
87 of 104 countries

In Africa: #1 of 20vs median 12 days: +33 % (better)

The neighbourhood

#CountryPublic holidaysvs Zambia
15 Chile16 days—
16 Cyprus16 days—
17 Zambia16 days—
18 Romania16 days—
19 Uruguay15 days−1 days

Public holidays per year (Nager.Date). Statutory paid annual leave is not included — it is a separate field we do not publish yet.

How to read this figure

Distinct nationwide public holiday DATES this calendar year — regional holidays excluded, observances (name days, Mother’s Day and the like) excluded, and two holidays on one date counted once. The calendar comes from Nager.Date, which is community-maintained rather than an official register, so we bound-check every count (5–30 days) and refuse anything outside it. Treat it as indicative, not as a legal source, and note it says nothing about statutory vacation days.

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