Public holidays in Burundi, 2025
Burundi observes 12 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 252 days.
Every public holiday in 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 1 Jan | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| Wed, 5 Feb | Wednesday | Unity Day | Nationwide |
| Sun, 6 Apr | Sunday Weekend | Ntaryamira Day | Nationwide |
| Thu, 1 May | Thursday | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| Thu, 29 May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Nationwide |
| Sun, 8 Jun | Sunday Weekend | National Patriotism Day | Nationwide |
| Tue, 1 Jul | Tuesday | Independence Day | Nationwide |
| Fri, 15 Aug | Friday | Assumption Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 13 Oct | Monday | Rwagasore Day | Nationwide |
| Tue, 21 Oct | Tuesday | Ndadaye Day | Nationwide |
| Sat, 1 Nov | Saturday Weekend | All Saints' Day | Nationwide |
| Thu, 25 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 152 |
| March | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| May | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| June | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| November | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 9 | 252 | 2,016 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Burundi. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
3 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: Ntaryamira Day (6 Apr), National Patriotism Day (8 Jun), All Saints' Day (1 Nov). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is January at 22 days; the shortest is February at 19. That spread of 3 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q1, carrying 62 working days across January, February, March.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2025, Burundi's 12 nationwide holidays put it exactly at the median of 12, around the 53rd percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 48.
The holidays produce 2 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 3 days, from 15 August 2025 to 17 August 2025, built around Assumption Day. A further 5 working days are stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.