WORLD Policy Analysis Center

How much shared parental leave is available?

This variable includes only shared paid parental leave, which is leave available to either parent. Research shows that women are more likely than men to use this leave unless there are incentives for men to take paid leave. For data on the full duration of paid leave available to mothers, see our map on maternal leave, and for fathers, see our map on paternal leave.

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

The World Health Organization recommends at least six months of breastfeeding, which is facilitated by paid leave.

Countries

Afghanistan - No paid leave

Albania - No paid leave

Algeria - No paid leave

Andorra - No paid leave

Angola - No paid leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No paid leave

Argentina - No paid leave

Australia - No paid leave

Bahamas - No paid leave

Bahrain - No paid leave

Bangladesh - No paid leave

Barbados - No paid leave

Belgium - No paid leave

Belize - No paid leave

Benin - No paid leave

Bhutan - No paid leave

Bolivia - No paid leave

Bosnia and Herzegovina - No paid leave

Botswana - No paid leave

Brazil - No paid leave

Brunei - No paid leave

Burkina Faso - No paid leave

Burundi - No paid leave

Cambodia - No paid leave

Cameroon - No paid leave

Cabo Verde - No paid leave

Central African Republic - No paid leave

Chad - No paid leave

Chile - No paid leave

China - No paid leave

Colombia - No paid leave

Comoros - No paid leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Costa Rica - No paid leave

Cote d'Ivoire - No paid leave

Cyprus - No paid leave

Djibouti - No paid leave

Dominica - No paid leave

Dominican Republic - No paid leave

Ecuador - No paid leave

Egypt - No paid leave

El Salvador - No paid leave

Equatorial Guinea - No paid leave

Eritrea - No paid leave

Ethiopia - No paid leave

Fiji - No paid leave

France - No paid leave

Gabon - No paid leave

The Gambia - No paid leave

Ghana - No paid leave

Greece - No paid leave

Greenland - No paid leave

Grenada - No paid leave

Guatemala - 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

Indonesia - No paid leave

Iran - No paid leave

Iraq - No paid leave

Ireland - No paid leave

Israel - No paid leave

Italy - No paid leave

Jamaica - No paid leave

Japan - No paid leave

Jordan - No paid leave

Kazakhstan - No paid leave

Kenya - No paid leave

Kiribati - No paid leave

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No paid leave

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

Luxembourg - No paid leave

North Macedonia - No paid leave

Madagascar - No paid leave

Malawi - No paid leave

Malaysia - No paid leave

Maldives - No paid leave

Mali - No paid leave

Malta - No paid leave

Marshall Islands - No paid leave

Mauritania - No paid leave

Mauritius - No paid leave

Mexico - No paid leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No paid leave

Monaco - No paid leave

Mongolia - No paid leave

Morocco - No paid leave

Mozambique - No paid leave

Myanmar - No paid leave

Namibia - No paid leave

Nauru - No paid leave

Nepal - No paid leave

The Netherlands - No paid leave

New Zealand - No paid leave

Nicaragua - No paid leave

Niger - No paid leave

Nigeria - No paid leave

Oman - No paid leave

Pakistan - No paid leave

Palau - No paid leave

Panama - No paid leave

Papua New Guinea - No paid leave

Paraguay - No paid leave

Peru - No paid leave

The Philippines - No paid leave

Qatar - No paid leave

Rwanda - No paid leave

Samoa - No paid leave

Sao Tome and Principe - No paid leave

Saudi Arabia - No paid leave

Senegal - No paid leave

Seychelles - No paid leave

Sierra Leone - No paid leave

Singapore - No paid leave

Slovenia - No paid leave

Solomon Islands - No paid leave

Somalia - No paid leave

South Africa - No paid leave

South Sudan - No paid leave

Spain - 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

Suriname - No paid leave

Eswatini - No paid leave

Sweden - No paid leave

Switzerland - No paid leave

Syria - No paid leave

Tajikistan - No paid leave

Tanzania - No paid leave

Thailand - No paid leave

Timor-Leste - No paid leave

Togo - No paid leave

Tonga - No paid leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No paid leave

Tunisia - No paid leave

Türkiye - No paid leave

Tuvalu - No paid leave

Uganda - No paid leave

United Arab Emirates - No paid leave

United Kingdom - No paid leave

United States of America - No paid leave

Uruguay - No paid leave

Uzbekistan - No paid leave

Vanuatu - No paid leave

Venezuela - No paid leave

Vietnam - No paid leave

Yemen - No paid leave

Zambia - No paid leave

Zimbabwe - No paid leave

Georgia - Less than 14 weeks

Iceland - Less than 14 weeks

Norway - 14 - 25.9 weeks

Portugal - 14 - 25.9 weeks

Croatia - 26 - 51.9 weeks

Cuba - 26 - 51.9 weeks

Denmark - 26 - 51.9 weeks

Finland - 26 - 51.9 weeks

Germany - 26 - 51.9 weeks

Montenegro - 26 - 51.9 weeks

Poland - 26 - 51.9 weeks

Serbia - 26 - 51.9 weeks

Armenia - 52 weeks or more

Austria - 52 weeks or more

Azerbaijan - 52 weeks or more

Belarus - 52 weeks or more

Bulgaria - 52 weeks or more

Canada - 52 weeks or more

Czech Republic - 52 weeks or more

Estonia - 52 weeks or more

Hungary - 52 weeks or more

Latvia - 52 weeks or more

Lithuania - 52 weeks or more

Moldova - 52 weeks or more

Romania - 52 weeks or more

Russian Federation - 52 weeks or more

San Marino - 52 weeks or more

Slovakia - 52 weeks or more

Turkmenistan - 52 weeks or more

Ukraine - 52 weeks or more