Calculate working days
With the Calculate Working Days tool, you can easily calculate the number of working days between two dates.
With the Calculate Working Days tool , you can easily calculate the number of working days between two dates. Weekends are automatically excluded, and you can optionally take official public holidays in the Netherlands into account. This calculator is ideal for planning, project management, delivery times, and HR applications.
Whether you want to know how many working days a project takes or how many working days there are between two dates, this tool gives you an immediate, reliable answer.
What are working days?
Working days are days on which work is normally performed. In the Netherlands, these are typically:
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
Saturdays and Sundays do not count as working days. Public holidays may also be excluded, depending on the settings.
Why calculate working days?
Calculating working days is useful in many situations:
- project planning
- delivery time calculations
- leave and vacation planning
- contractual terms
- invoicing and deadlines
By only including working days, you get a more realistic picture than with a simple date calculation.
Taking holidays into account
In the Netherlands, some public holidays fall on weekdays. If you count these as non-working days, the number of working days may decrease. This tool can automatically take official Dutch public holidays into account .
Examples of holidays that often have an impact:
- Easter
- Ascension
- Pentecost
- Christmas
How does the calculation work?
- You choose a start date
- You choose an end date
- You indicate whether holidays should be excluded.
- The tool counts all working days between these dates.
The calculation includes the start date and excludes the end date (standard in planning).
Example
- Start date: March 1
- End date: March 31
- Weekends excluded
- Public holidays excluded
The tool shows the exact number of working days in this period.
Limits
- Regional holidays are not included
- The tool is based on standard workweeks.
- Not suitable for shift work
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the end date included? Not by default; this prevents double counting.
Can I include holidays? Yes, via a selection option.
Is this tool suitable for business applications? Yes, it is widely used for planning and deadlines.