How Many Workdays in a Year?
How Many Workdays in a Year? Calculate Instantly!
Ever wondered how many actual working days are in a year? Whether you’re planning payroll, setting goals, or just scheduling your next vacation, knowing the exact number of workdays can be super helpful.
Use our “How Many Workdays in a Year?” tool to find out — fast and accurately.
🧠 How It Works
This calculator loops through each day of the entered year and counts only weekdays (Monday to Friday). Weekends (Saturday & Sunday) are excluded from the total.
Here’s the core logic:
javascriptCopyEditfor (let date = startDate; date <= endDate; date.setDate(date.getDate() + 1)) {
if (date.getDay() !== 0 && date.getDay() !== 6) {
workdays++;
}
}
Note: This version does not exclude public holidays — it counts all weekdays.
📊 Example Workday Totals
Year | Total Workdays (Excl. Weekends) |
---|---|
2024 | 262 |
2025 | 261 |
2026 | 262 |
These values may vary slightly based on weekends falling on leap years.
📌 Why Use This?
- 🧾 HR & Payroll planning
- 🧠 Project deadlines and workstream estimation
- 📅 Academic or professional schedules
- 📉 Productivity and capacity planning
💡 Tip for Precision:
To get the true number of working days, subtract official holidays for your country or region. You can also customize this tool to include holiday logic — let me know if you'd like that added!