Google Sheets: Count the Number of Workdays Between Dates


You can use the NETWORKDAYS function in Google Sheets to count the number of workdays between two dates.

This function uses the following basic syntax:

NETWORKDAYS(start_date, end_date, [holidays])

where:

  • start_date: The start date
  • end_date: The end date
  • holidays: A list of holiday dates to skip when counting (optional)

The following examples show how to use this formula in practice.

Example 1: Count Workdays Between Two Dates

Suppose we want to calculate the number of workdays between 1/1/2022 and 1/10/2022.

We can use the following formula to do so:

=NETWORKDAYS(A2, B2)

The following screenshot shows how to use this formula in practice:

workdays between two dates in Google Sheets

There are 6 workdays between 1/1/2022 and 1/10/2022.

We can confirm this by counting the number of workdays between the two dates on a calendar:

There are indeed 6 workdays between the two dates.

Example 2: Count Workdays Between Two Dates (Specify Holidays)

Suppose we want to calculate the number of workdays between 3/1/2022 and 12/27/2022 while not counting the following holidays if they happen to fall on a workday:

  • Easter (4/17/2022)
  • Halloween (10/31/2022)
  • Thanksgiving (11/24/2022)
  • Christmas (12/25/2022)

We can use the following formula to do so:

=NETWORKDAYS(A2, B2, A8:A11)

The following screenshot shows how to use this formula in practice:

There are 214 workdays between 3/1/2022 and 12/27/2022, excluding the list of holidays that we specified.

Note: You can find the complete documentation for the NETWORKDAYS function in Google Sheets here.

Additional Resources

The following tutorials explain how to perform other common tasks in Google Sheets:

How to Extract Substring in Google Sheets
How to Filter by Date Range in Google Sheets
How to AutoFill Dates in Google Sheets

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