WORLD Policy Analysis Center

How much paid leave is reserved for fathers of infants?

This variable includes only paid leave reserved for fathers of infants or for the birth mother’s spouse or partner. For data on the full duration of paid leave available to fathers, see our map on paternal leave. In some countries, fathers can transfer some or all of this leave to mothers.

We report the leave available in weeks under normal conditions for the birth of a child, excluding leave available under extraordinary circumstances.

Countries

Antigua and Barbuda - No paid leave

Armenia - No paid leave

Azerbaijan - No paid leave

Bahamas - No paid leave

Bangladesh - No paid leave

Barbados - No paid leave

Belarus - No paid leave

Belize - No paid leave

Botswana - No paid leave

Brunei - No paid leave

Cambodia - No paid leave

Cameroon - No paid leave

Canada - No paid leave

Central African Republic - No paid leave

Comoros - No paid leave

Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Costa Rica - No paid leave

Cuba - No paid leave

Dominica - No paid leave

Egypt - No paid leave

Eritrea - No paid leave

Georgia - No paid leave

Germany - No paid leave

Ghana - No paid leave

Grenada - No paid leave

Guinea - No paid leave

Guinea-Bissau - No paid leave

Guyana - No paid leave

Haiti - No paid leave

Honduras - No paid leave

India - No paid leave

Iran - No paid leave

Iraq - No paid leave

Israel - No paid leave

Jamaica - No paid leave

Kazakhstan - No paid leave

Kiribati - No paid leave

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Kuwait - No paid leave

Kyrgyzstan - No paid leave

Laos - No paid leave

Lebanon - No paid leave

Lesotho - No paid leave

Liberia - No paid leave

Libya - No paid leave

Liechtenstein - No paid leave

Madagascar - No paid leave

Malaysia - No paid leave

Marshall Islands - No paid leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No paid leave

Namibia - No paid leave

Nauru - No paid leave

New Zealand - No paid leave

Niger - No paid leave

Nigeria - No paid leave

Oman - No paid leave

Pakistan - No paid leave

Palau - No paid leave

Papua New Guinea - No paid leave

Qatar - No paid leave

Russian Federation - No paid leave

San Marino - No paid leave

Sao Tome and Principe - No paid leave

Senegal - No paid leave

Sierra Leone - No paid leave

Solomon Islands - No paid leave

Somalia - No paid leave

Sri Lanka - No paid leave

St. Kitts and Nevis - No paid leave

St. Lucia - No paid leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No paid leave

Sudan - No paid leave

Eswatini - No paid leave

Syria - No paid leave

Tajikistan - No paid leave

Thailand - No paid leave

Tonga - No paid leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No paid leave

Turkmenistan - No paid leave

United States of America - No paid leave

Uzbekistan - No paid leave

Vanuatu - No paid leave

Yemen - No paid leave

Zimbabwe - No paid leave

Afghanistan - Less than 3 weeks

Albania - Less than 3 weeks

Algeria - Less than 3 weeks

Angola - Less than 3 weeks

Argentina - Less than 3 weeks

Australia - Less than 3 weeks

Bahrain - Less than 3 weeks

Benin - Less than 3 weeks

Bhutan - Less than 3 weeks

Bolivia - Less than 3 weeks

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Less than 3 weeks

Brazil - Less than 3 weeks

Bulgaria - Less than 3 weeks

Burkina Faso - Less than 3 weeks

Burundi - Less than 3 weeks

Cabo Verde - Less than 3 weeks

Chad - Less than 3 weeks

Chile - Less than 3 weeks

China - Less than 3 weeks

Colombia - Less than 3 weeks

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Less than 3 weeks

Cote d'Ivoire - Less than 3 weeks

Croatia - Less than 3 weeks

Cyprus - Less than 3 weeks

Czech Republic - Less than 3 weeks

Denmark - Less than 3 weeks

Djibouti - Less than 3 weeks

Dominican Republic - Less than 3 weeks

Ecuador - Less than 3 weeks

El Salvador - Less than 3 weeks

Equatorial Guinea - Less than 3 weeks

Ethiopia - Less than 3 weeks

Fiji - Less than 3 weeks

Gabon - Less than 3 weeks

The Gambia - Less than 3 weeks

Greece - Less than 3 weeks

Guatemala - Less than 3 weeks

Hungary - Less than 3 weeks

Indonesia - Less than 3 weeks

Jordan - Less than 3 weeks

Kenya - Less than 3 weeks

Latvia - Less than 3 weeks

North Macedonia - Less than 3 weeks

Malawi - Less than 3 weeks

Maldives - Less than 3 weeks

Mali - Less than 3 weeks

Malta - Less than 3 weeks

Mauritania - Less than 3 weeks

Mauritius - Less than 3 weeks

Mexico - Less than 3 weeks

Moldova - Less than 3 weeks

Monaco - Less than 3 weeks

Mongolia - Less than 3 weeks

Morocco - Less than 3 weeks

Mozambique - Less than 3 weeks

Myanmar - Less than 3 weeks

Nepal - Less than 3 weeks

Nicaragua - Less than 3 weeks

Panama - Less than 3 weeks

Paraguay - Less than 3 weeks

Peru - Less than 3 weeks

The Philippines - Less than 3 weeks

Poland - Less than 3 weeks

Romania - Less than 3 weeks

Rwanda - Less than 3 weeks

Samoa - Less than 3 weeks

Saudi Arabia - Less than 3 weeks

Serbia - Less than 3 weeks

Seychelles - Less than 3 weeks

Singapore - Less than 3 weeks

South Africa - Less than 3 weeks

South Sudan - Less than 3 weeks

Suriname - Less than 3 weeks

Switzerland - Less than 3 weeks

Tanzania - Less than 3 weeks

Timor-Leste - Less than 3 weeks

Togo - Less than 3 weeks

Tunisia - Less than 3 weeks

Türkiye - Less than 3 weeks

Tuvalu - Less than 3 weeks

Uganda - Less than 3 weeks

Ukraine - Less than 3 weeks

United Arab Emirates - Less than 3 weeks

United Kingdom - Less than 3 weeks

Uruguay - Less than 3 weeks

Venezuela - Less than 3 weeks

Vietnam - Less than 3 weeks

Zambia - Less than 3 weeks

Andorra - 3-13.9 weeks

Austria - 3-13.9 weeks

Estonia - 3-13.9 weeks

Finland - 3-13.9 weeks

Ireland - 3-13.9 weeks

Lithuania - 3-13.9 weeks

The Netherlands - 3-13.9 weeks

Belgium - 14 -25.9 weeks

Iceland - 14 -25.9 weeks

Norway - 14 -25.9 weeks

Portugal - 14 -25.9 weeks

Slovenia - 14 -25.9 weeks

Spain - 14 -25.9 weeks

France - 26 weeks or more

Greenland - 26 weeks or more

Italy - 26 weeks or more

Japan - 26 weeks or more

Republic of Korea - 26 weeks or more

Luxembourg - 26 weeks or more

Slovakia - 26 weeks or more

Sweden - 26 weeks or more