Which country in the EU has the most annual holidays?
Publication Date/Time
2016-10-19T09:00:00+00:00
France has the most annual holidays on average, while Ireland has the
least
Everybody can use a break once in a while to relax, spend time with
their family or to travel the world. During the autumn period it is a
good time to think back of the summer holidays you had and to plan the
holidays for next year. Open Data allows you to compare the average
annual holidays per country and to compare them with the European
Union average.

The table below shows the average annual holidays per country based on
companies with 10 employees or more. The numbers are derived from the
results of the Structure of Earnings Survey (SES) which is conducted
every four years, last time in 2014. Employees interviewed all have a
direct employment contract irrespective of the number of hours worked
and the duration of the contract.
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The table shows that the French population receives most annual days
of paid holiday leave. In Ireland on the other hand, employees have
the least amount of holiday days, namely 18. The average of all 28
European Union countries is 25 days of paid leave. Note that some of
these 28 countries are not listed in the table, as no data was
provided by these countries.
Explore the data yourself by following the link below.
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