WORLD Policy Analysis Center

For how long are workers guaranteed paid sick leave?

This map shows the total length of available paid leave for personal health needs through employers and the social security system.

If the duration of sick leave varies, the duration of the sick leave benefit shown is the one that is available to the lowest wage worker with at least one year of tenure.

The benefit duration includes extensions due to hospitalizations, serious illnesses, or chronic illnesses.

6 months or more of paid leave includes cases where benefits are provided “until recovery” or “for as long as treatment is required.”

Countries

Republic of Korea - No paid sick leave

Marshall Islands - No paid sick leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No paid sick leave

Nauru - No paid sick leave

Palau - No paid sick leave

Somalia - No paid sick leave

Sri Lanka - No paid sick leave

Tonga - No paid sick leave

United States of America - No paid sick leave

Afghanistan - Less than 1 month

Australia - Less than 1 month

Bangladesh - Less than 1 month

Bhutan - Less than 1 month

Botswana - Less than 1 month

Central African Republic - Less than 1 month

Fiji - Less than 1 month

Haiti - Less than 1 month

Israel - Less than 1 month

Jamaica - Less than 1 month

Kenya - Less than 1 month

Kiribati - Less than 1 month

Liberia - Less than 1 month

Mauritius - Less than 1 month

Nepal - Less than 1 month

Niger - Less than 1 month

Nigeria - Less than 1 month

Papua New Guinea - Less than 1 month

Samoa - Less than 1 month

South Sudan - Less than 1 month

Switzerland - Less than 1 month

Timor-Leste - Less than 1 month

Tuvalu - Less than 1 month

Vanuatu - Less than 1 month

Bahrain - 1 - 2.9 months

Brunei - 1 - 2.9 months

Cameroon - 1 - 2.9 months

Georgia - 1 - 2.9 months

Jordan - 1 - 2.9 months

Kazakhstan - 1 - 2.9 months

Kuwait - 1 - 2.9 months

Lesotho - 1 - 2.9 months

Malawi - 1 - 2.9 months

Malaysia - 1 - 2.9 months

Maldives - 1 - 2.9 months

Mali - 1 - 2.9 months

Oman - 1 - 2.9 months

Qatar - 1 - 2.9 months

Singapore - 1 - 2.9 months

Solomon Islands - 1 - 2.9 months

Eswatini - 1 - 2.9 months

Togo - 1 - 2.9 months

Uganda - 1 - 2.9 months

United Arab Emirates - 1 - 2.9 months

Angola - 3 months - 5.9 months

Argentina - 3 months - 5.9 months

Burkina Faso - 3 months - 5.9 months

Burundi - 3 months - 5.9 months

Canada - 3 months - 5.9 months

Djibouti - 3 months - 5.9 months

Eritrea - 3 months - 5.9 months

Ethiopia - 3 months - 5.9 months

Greenland - 3 months - 5.9 months

India - 3 months - 5.9 months

Lithuania - 3 months - 5.9 months

Mauritania - 3 months - 5.9 months

Mongolia - 3 months - 5.9 months

Pakistan - 3 months - 5.9 months

The Philippines - 3 months - 5.9 months

Rwanda - 3 months - 5.9 months

Saudi Arabia - 3 months - 5.9 months

Seychelles - 3 months - 5.9 months

Tajikistan - 3 months - 5.9 months

Tanzania - 3 months - 5.9 months

Albania - 6 months or more

Algeria - 6 months or more

Andorra - 6 months or more

Antigua and Barbuda - 6 months or more

Armenia - 6 months or more

Austria - 6 months or more

Azerbaijan - 6 months or more

Bahamas - 6 months or more

Barbados - 6 months or more

Belgium - 6 months or more

Belize - 6 months or more

Benin - 6 months or more

Bolivia - 6 months or more

Bosnia and Herzegovina - 6 months or more

Brazil - 6 months or more

Bulgaria - 6 months or more

Cambodia - 6 months or more

Cabo Verde - 6 months or more

Chad - 6 months or more

Chile - 6 months or more

China - 6 months or more

Colombia - 6 months or more

Comoros - 6 months or more

Democratic Republic of the Congo - 6 months or more

Costa Rica - 6 months or more

Cote d'Ivoire - 6 months or more

Croatia - 6 months or more

Cuba - 6 months or more

Cyprus - 6 months or more

Czech Republic - 6 months or more

Denmark - 6 months or more

Dominica - 6 months or more

Dominican Republic - 6 months or more

Ecuador - 6 months or more

Egypt - 6 months or more

El Salvador - 6 months or more

Equatorial Guinea - 6 months or more

Estonia - 6 months or more

Finland - 6 months or more

France - 6 months or more

Gabon - 6 months or more

Germany - 6 months or more

Greece - 6 months or more

Grenada - 6 months or more

Guatemala - 6 months or more

Guinea - 6 months or more

Guinea-Bissau - 6 months or more

Guyana - 6 months or more

Honduras - 6 months or more

Hungary - 6 months or more

Iceland - 6 months or more

Indonesia - 6 months or more

Iran - 6 months or more

Iraq - 6 months or more

Ireland - 6 months or more

Italy - 6 months or more

Japan - 6 months or more

Laos - 6 months or more

Latvia - 6 months or more

Lebanon - 6 months or more

Libya - 6 months or more

Liechtenstein - 6 months or more

Luxembourg - 6 months or more

North Macedonia - 6 months or more

Madagascar - 6 months or more

Malta - 6 months or more

Mexico - 6 months or more

Moldova - 6 months or more

Monaco - 6 months or more

Montenegro - 6 months or more

Morocco - 6 months or more

Mozambique - 6 months or more

Myanmar - 6 months or more

Namibia - 6 months or more

The Netherlands - 6 months or more

New Zealand - 6 months or more

Nicaragua - 6 months or more

Norway - 6 months or more

Panama - 6 months or more

Paraguay - 6 months or more

Peru - 6 months or more

Poland - 6 months or more

Portugal - 6 months or more

Romania - 6 months or more

Russian Federation - 6 months or more

San Marino - 6 months or more

Sao Tome and Principe - 6 months or more

Serbia - 6 months or more

Sierra Leone - 6 months or more

Slovakia - 6 months or more

Slovenia - 6 months or more

South Africa - 6 months or more

Spain - 6 months or more

St. Kitts and Nevis - 6 months or more

St. Lucia - 6 months or more

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 6 months or more

Sudan - 6 months or more

Sweden - 6 months or more

Syria - 6 months or more

Thailand - 6 months or more

Trinidad and Tobago - 6 months or more

Tunisia - 6 months or more

Türkiye - 6 months or more

Turkmenistan - 6 months or more

Ukraine - 6 months or more

United Kingdom - 6 months or more

Uruguay - 6 months or more

Uzbekistan - 6 months or more

Venezuela - 6 months or more

Vietnam - 6 months or more

Yemen - 6 months or more

Zambia - 6 months or more

Zimbabwe - 6 months or more