The total number of Sundays and holidays will reach 68 in 2024, the same as this year.

Relevant government agencies, including the interior ministry and prime minister’s office, confirmed the figure on Friday with the new year set to begin on Monday. 

Among the holidays for 2024, the April 10 general election has been included.

According to the agencies, the number of non-working days for people who work five days a week will climb by two next year to stand at 119.

The Chuseok holiday will see the longest break, set to run for five days from September 14.

There will be a total of five holidays in 2024 that will span three or four days, including the New Year holiday and the Lunar New Year holiday, while the March First Independence Movement and Children’s Day will create three-day weekends in line with the substitute holiday system.

The agencies cited that 2024 will have a total of 366 days as a leap year, with 29 days in February.