WORLD Policy Analysis Center

How many hours off from work at night are 16-year-olds legally guaranteed?

This map tells us how many hours of rest at night 16-year-olds are legally guaranteed.

Hours off from work at night are uninterrupted hours off work at night that children are guaranteed for rest.

Not guaranteed means there is no guarantee of time off from work specifically at night for 16-year-old children. If a country specifies only that work by children and youth is limited to a given number of hours per day, it is not counted as prohibiting night work because the working hours could occur at night.

Less than 10 hours includes cases where legislation prohibits night work for 16-year-old children, but does not specify the number of hours.

Protected from working means that, at age 16, children may not do general work at any time of day, although light work may be permitted. If legislation specifies children can only do light work which by definition should not interfere with schooling, it is assumed that they are well-protected for nightly rest.

Countries

Angola - Not guaranteed

Australia - Not guaranteed

Belgium - Not guaranteed

Brunei - Not guaranteed

Cambodia - Not guaranteed

China - Not guaranteed

Comoros - Not guaranteed

Republic of the Congo - Not guaranteed

Dominican Republic - Not guaranteed

Iran - Not guaranteed

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Not guaranteed

Laos - Not guaranteed

Liberia - Not guaranteed

Maldives - Not guaranteed

Marshall Islands - Not guaranteed

Micronesia, Federated States of - Not guaranteed

Mongolia - Not guaranteed

Morocco - Not guaranteed

Myanmar - Not guaranteed

Pakistan - Not guaranteed

Palau - Not guaranteed

Samoa - Not guaranteed

San Marino - Not guaranteed

Singapore - Not guaranteed

Sweden - Not guaranteed

Timor-Leste - Not guaranteed

Tonga - Not guaranteed

United Arab Emirates - Not guaranteed

United States of America - Not guaranteed

Algeria - Less than 10 hours

Belarus - Less than 10 hours

Colombia - Less than 10 hours

Ethiopia - Less than 10 hours

Grenada - Less than 10 hours

Indonesia - Less than 10 hours

Iraq - Less than 10 hours

Israel - Less than 10 hours

Jamaica - Less than 10 hours

Japan - Less than 10 hours

Republic of Korea - Less than 10 hours

Kyrgyzstan - Less than 10 hours

Lesotho - Less than 10 hours

Mexico - Less than 10 hours

Moldova - Less than 10 hours

Mozambique - Less than 10 hours

Nicaragua - Less than 10 hours

Nigeria - Less than 10 hours

The Philippines - Less than 10 hours

Qatar - Less than 10 hours

Russian Federation - Less than 10 hours

Serbia - Less than 10 hours

Seychelles - Less than 10 hours

Somalia - Less than 10 hours

Tajikistan - Less than 10 hours

Ukraine - Less than 10 hours

Vanuatu - Less than 10 hours

Venezuela - Less than 10 hours

Vietnam - Less than 10 hours

Zimbabwe - Less than 10 hours

Albania - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Antigua and Barbuda - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Bahamas - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Bolivia - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Brazil - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Dominica - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Ecuador - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

El Salvador - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Guinea-Bissau - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Guyana - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Honduras - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Jordan - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Malawi - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Mauritius - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Namibia - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Paraguay - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Sao Tome and Principe - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Senegal - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Sierra Leone - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Sudan - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Suriname - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Zambia - Only 10 - 11.9 hours

Argentina - At least 12 hours

Armenia - At least 12 hours

Austria - At least 12 hours

Azerbaijan - At least 12 hours

Bahrain - At least 12 hours

Bangladesh - At least 12 hours

Barbados - At least 12 hours

Belize - At least 12 hours

Benin - At least 12 hours

Bhutan - At least 12 hours

Bosnia and Herzegovina - At least 12 hours

Botswana - At least 12 hours

Bulgaria - At least 12 hours

Burkina Faso - At least 12 hours

Burundi - At least 12 hours

Cameroon - At least 12 hours

Cabo Verde - At least 12 hours

Central African Republic - At least 12 hours

Chad - At least 12 hours

Democratic Republic of the Congo - At least 12 hours

Costa Rica - At least 12 hours

Cote d'Ivoire - At least 12 hours

Croatia - At least 12 hours

Cyprus - At least 12 hours

Czech Republic - At least 12 hours

Denmark - At least 12 hours

Djibouti - At least 12 hours

Egypt - At least 12 hours

Eritrea - At least 12 hours

Estonia - At least 12 hours

Fiji - At least 12 hours

Finland - At least 12 hours

France - At least 12 hours

Gabon - At least 12 hours

Georgia - At least 12 hours

Germany - At least 12 hours

Ghana - At least 12 hours

Greece - At least 12 hours

Greenland - At least 12 hours

Guatemala - At least 12 hours

Guinea - At least 12 hours

Haiti - At least 12 hours

Hungary - At least 12 hours

India - At least 12 hours

Ireland - At least 12 hours

Italy - At least 12 hours

Kazakhstan - At least 12 hours

Kenya - At least 12 hours

Kiribati - At least 12 hours

Kuwait - At least 12 hours

Latvia - At least 12 hours

Lebanon - At least 12 hours

Liechtenstein - At least 12 hours

Lithuania - At least 12 hours

Luxembourg - At least 12 hours

North Macedonia - At least 12 hours

Madagascar - At least 12 hours

Malaysia - At least 12 hours

Mali - At least 12 hours

Malta - At least 12 hours

Mauritania - At least 12 hours

Montenegro - At least 12 hours

Nepal - At least 12 hours

The Netherlands - At least 12 hours

Niger - At least 12 hours

Norway - At least 12 hours

Oman - At least 12 hours

Panama - At least 12 hours

Papua New Guinea - At least 12 hours

Peru - At least 12 hours

Poland - At least 12 hours

Portugal - At least 12 hours

Romania - At least 12 hours

Rwanda - At least 12 hours

Saudi Arabia - At least 12 hours

Slovakia - At least 12 hours

Slovenia - At least 12 hours

Solomon Islands - At least 12 hours

South Africa - At least 12 hours

South Sudan - At least 12 hours

Spain - At least 12 hours

Sri Lanka - At least 12 hours

Eswatini - At least 12 hours

Switzerland - At least 12 hours

Syria - At least 12 hours

Tanzania - At least 12 hours

Thailand - At least 12 hours

Togo - At least 12 hours

Trinidad and Tobago - At least 12 hours

Tunisia - At least 12 hours

Türkiye - At least 12 hours

Tuvalu - At least 12 hours

Uganda - At least 12 hours

United Kingdom - At least 12 hours

Uruguay - At least 12 hours

Uzbekistan - At least 12 hours

Yemen - At least 12 hours

Afghanistan - Protected from working

Andorra - Protected from working

Canada - Protected from working

Chile - Protected from working

Cuba - Protected from working

Equatorial Guinea - Protected from working

The Gambia - Protected from working

Iceland - Protected from working

Libya - Protected from working

New Zealand - Protected from working

Turkmenistan - Protected from working