WORLD Policy Analysis Center

How much paid leave is specifically for a spouse's health needs?

Leave specifically for adult family members’ health needs includes leave specifically designated to care for adult family members’ health needs.

Spouse captures references to spouse, husband or wife, family member, relative, immediate family, and relatives to the first degree.

Leave for adult family members’ health needs also includes cases where leave is available only for serious illnesses, hospitalization, or urgent health needs.

Available for ‘family members’ or ‘relatives’ means that legislation broadly guarantees leave for family health needs, but does not specify the type of relationship.

Countries

United Arab Emirates - No paid leave

Afghanistan - No paid leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No paid leave

Albania - No paid leave

Argentina - No paid leave

Azerbaijan - No paid leave

Barbados - No paid leave

Bangladesh - No paid leave

Burkina Faso - No paid leave

Bahrain - No paid leave

Burundi - No paid leave

Benin - No paid leave

Brunei - No paid leave

Bolivia - No paid leave

Brazil - No paid leave

Bahamas - No paid leave

Botswana - No paid leave

Belarus - No paid leave

Belize - No paid leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Central African Republic - No paid leave

Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Cote d'Ivoire - No paid leave

Chile - No paid leave

Cameroon - No paid leave

China - No paid leave

Colombia - No paid leave

Cuba - No paid leave

Cabo Verde - No paid leave

Cyprus - No paid leave

Djibouti - No paid leave

Dominica - No paid leave

Dominican Republic - No paid leave

Algeria - No paid leave

Ecuador - No paid leave

Egypt - No paid leave

Eritrea - No paid leave

Ethiopia - No paid leave

Finland - No paid leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No paid leave

France - No paid leave

Gabon - No paid leave

United Kingdom - No paid leave

Grenada - No paid leave

Georgia - No paid leave

Ghana - No paid leave

Greenland - No paid leave

The Gambia - No paid leave

Guinea - No paid leave

Equatorial Guinea - No paid leave

Guatemala - No paid leave

Guinea-Bissau - No paid leave

Guyana - No paid leave

Honduras - No paid leave

Haiti - No paid leave

Hungary - No paid leave

Indonesia - No paid leave

India - No paid leave

Iraq - No paid leave

Iran - No paid leave

Jamaica - No paid leave

Jordan - No paid leave

Kenya - No paid leave

Comoros - No paid leave

St. Kitts and Nevis - No paid leave

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Kuwait - No paid leave

Kazakhstan - No paid leave

Laos - No paid leave

Lebanon - No paid leave

St. Lucia - No paid leave

Sri Lanka - No paid leave

Lesotho - No paid leave

Latvia - No paid leave

Libya - No paid leave

Morocco - No paid leave

Monaco - No paid leave

Moldova - No paid leave

Madagascar - No paid leave

Marshall Islands - No paid leave

North Macedonia - No paid leave

Mali - No paid leave

Myanmar - No paid leave

Mongolia - No paid leave

Mauritania - No paid leave

Mauritius - No paid leave

Malawi - No paid leave

Mexico - No paid leave

Malaysia - No paid leave

Mozambique - No paid leave

Niger - No paid leave

Nigeria - No paid leave

Nepal - No paid leave

Nauru - No paid leave

Oman - No paid leave

Panama - No paid leave

Papua New Guinea - No paid leave

The Philippines - No paid leave

Pakistan - No paid leave

Portugal - No paid leave

Palau - No paid leave

Paraguay - No paid leave

Qatar - No paid leave

Romania - No paid leave

Rwanda - No paid leave

Saudi Arabia - No paid leave

Solomon Islands - No paid leave

Sudan - No paid leave

Singapore - No paid leave

Sierra Leone - No paid leave

San Marino - No paid leave

Senegal - No paid leave

Somalia - No paid leave

Suriname - No paid leave

Sao Tome and Principe - No paid leave

Syria - No paid leave

Eswatini - No paid leave

Chad - No paid leave

Togo - No paid leave

Thailand - No paid leave

Timor-Leste - No paid leave

Tunisia - No paid leave

Tonga - No paid leave

Türkiye - No paid leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No paid leave

Tanzania - No paid leave

Uganda - No paid leave

United States of America - No paid leave

Uruguay - No paid leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No paid leave

Venezuela - No paid leave

Vietnam - No paid leave

Vanuatu - No paid leave

Samoa - No paid leave

Yemen - No paid leave

South Africa - No paid leave

Zimbabwe - No paid leave

Andorra - Less than one week

Spain - Less than one week

Kiribati - Less than one week

Liechtenstein - Less than one week

Montenegro - Less than one week

Malta - Less than one week

South Sudan - Less than one week

Tuvalu - Less than one week

Zambia - Less than one week

Armenia - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Angola - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Bhutan - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Estonia - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Fiji - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Cambodia - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Liberia - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Lithuania - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Luxembourg - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Namibia - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Nicaragua - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Serbia - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Tajikistan - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Turkmenistan - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Ukraine - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Uzbekistan - 1 - 1.9 weeks

Australia - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Bulgaria - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Switzerland - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Germany - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Greece - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Croatia - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Israel - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Kyrgyzstan - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Maldives - 2 - 5.9 weeks

The Netherlands - 2 - 5.9 weeks

New Zealand - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Peru - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Poland - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Russian Federation - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Seychelles - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Slovenia - 2 - 5.9 weeks

El Salvador - 2 - 5.9 weeks

Austria - 6 weeks or more

Belgium - 6 weeks or more

Canada - 6 weeks or more

Costa Rica - 6 weeks or more

Czech Republic - 6 weeks or more

Denmark - 6 weeks or more

Ireland - 6 weeks or more

Iceland - 6 weeks or more

Italy - 6 weeks or more

Japan - 6 weeks or more

Norway - 6 weeks or more

Sweden - 6 weeks or more

Slovakia - 6 weeks or more