WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Is paid leave available to fathers of infants, including paternity and parental?

This map tells us whether countries provide paid leave from work for fathers of infants.

Paid leave available to fathers includes both paid leave reserved for fathers of infants or the birth mother’s spouse or partner, and paid shared parental leave -- which is leave available to either parent of an infant -- that can be taken by men. For data on the duration of only paid leave reserved for fathers, spouses, or partners, see our map on paternity leave, and for data on the duration of only shared parental leave, see our map on parental leave.

We report the leave available in weeks under normal conditions, excluding extended leave periods under extraordinary circumstances.

Countries

Antigua and Barbuda - No paid leave

Bahamas - No paid leave

Bangladesh - No paid leave

Barbados - No paid leave

Belize - No paid leave

Botswana - No paid leave

Brunei - No paid leave

Cambodia - No paid leave

Cameroon - 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

Dominica - No paid leave

Egypt - No paid leave

Eritrea - 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

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

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

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

United States of America - No paid leave

Vanuatu - No paid leave

Yemen - No paid leave

Zimbabwe - No paid leave

Afghanistan - Less than 3 weeks

Algeria - Less than 3 weeks

Angola - Less than 3 weeks

Argentina - 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

Burkina Faso - Less than 3 weeks

Burundi - Less than 3 weeks

Cabo Verde - Less than 3 weeks

Chad - Less than 3 weeks

China - Less than 3 weeks

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Less than 3 weeks

Cote d'Ivoire - Less than 3 weeks

Cyprus - 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

Indonesia - Less than 3 weeks

Jordan - Less than 3 weeks

Kenya - 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

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

Rwanda - Less than 3 weeks

Samoa - Less than 3 weeks

Saudi Arabia - Less than 3 weeks

Seychelles - 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

United Arab Emirates - Less than 3 weeks

Uruguay - Less than 3 weeks

Venezuela - Less than 3 weeks

Vietnam - Less than 3 weeks

Zambia - Less than 3 weeks

Chile - 3-13.9 weeks

Colombia - 3-13.9 weeks

Ireland - 3-13.9 weeks

Israel - 3-13.9 weeks

The Netherlands - 3-13.9 weeks

Singapore - 3-13.9 weeks

Andorra - 14 -25.9 weeks

Australia - 14 -25.9 weeks

Belgium - 14 -25.9 weeks

Greenland - 14 -25.9 weeks

Spain - 14 -25.9 weeks

Albania - 26 weeks or more

Armenia - 26 weeks or more

Austria - 26 weeks or more

Azerbaijan - 26 weeks or more

Belarus - 26 weeks or more

Bulgaria - 26 weeks or more

Canada - 26 weeks or more

Croatia - 26 weeks or more

Cuba - 26 weeks or more

Czech Republic - 26 weeks or more

Denmark - 26 weeks or more

Estonia - 26 weeks or more

Finland - 26 weeks or more

France - 26 weeks or more

Georgia - 26 weeks or more

Germany - 26 weeks or more

Hungary - 26 weeks or more

Iceland - 26 weeks or more

Italy - 26 weeks or more

Japan - 26 weeks or more

Republic of Korea - 26 weeks or more

Latvia - 26 weeks or more

Lithuania - 26 weeks or more

Luxembourg - 26 weeks or more

Moldova - 26 weeks or more

Montenegro - 26 weeks or more

New Zealand - 26 weeks or more

Norway - 26 weeks or more

Poland - 26 weeks or more

Portugal - 26 weeks or more

Romania - 26 weeks or more

Russian Federation - 26 weeks or more

San Marino - 26 weeks or more

Serbia - 26 weeks or more

Slovakia - 26 weeks or more

Slovenia - 26 weeks or more

Sweden - 26 weeks or more

Turkmenistan - 26 weeks or more

Ukraine - 26 weeks or more

United Kingdom - 26 weeks or more

Uzbekistan - 26 weeks or more