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Is paid leave available for fathers of infants?
This map tells us whether countries provide paid leave from work for fathers of infants.
Map reflects a systematic review of laws in place as of March 2019.
Paid leave for fathers includes both paid paternity leave, which is leave reserved for fathers of infants, and paid parental leave, which is leave for either parent of an infant that can be taken by men.
We report the leave available in weeks under normal conditions, excluding extended leave periods under extraordinary circumstances.
Countries
Zimbabwe
- No paid leave
Nicaragua
- No paid leave
Nauru
- No paid leave
Namibia
- No paid leave
Mongolia
- No paid leave
Micronesia, Federated States of
- No paid leave
Marshall Islands
- No paid leave
Malaysia
- No paid leave
Malawi
- No paid leave
Madagascar
- No paid leave
Liechtenstein
- No paid leave
Libya
- No paid leave
Lesotho
- No paid leave
Lebanon
- No paid leave
Kyrgyzstan
- No paid leave
Nigeria
- No paid leave
Kuwait
- No paid leave
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No paid leave
Kiribati
- No paid leave
Kazakhstan
- No paid leave
Jordan
- No paid leave
Jamaica
- No paid leave
Iraq
- No paid leave
Iran
- No paid leave
India
- No paid leave
Honduras
- No paid leave
Haiti
- No paid leave
Guyana
- No paid leave
Guinea-Bissau
- No paid leave
Niger
- No paid leave
Oman
- No paid leave
Grenada
- No paid leave
Suriname
- No paid leave
Zambia
- No paid leave
Yemen
- No paid leave
Vanuatu
- No paid leave
United States of America
- No paid leave
United Arab Emirates
- No paid leave
Tuvalu
- No paid leave
Trinidad and Tobago
- No paid leave
Tonga
- No paid leave
Thailand
- No paid leave
Tajikistan
- No paid leave
Syria
- No paid leave
Switzerland
- No paid leave
Eswatini
- No paid leave
Sudan
- No paid leave
Pakistan
- No paid leave
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No paid leave
St. Lucia
- No paid leave
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No paid leave
Sri Lanka
- No paid leave
Somalia
- No paid leave
Solomon Islands
- No paid leave
Sierra Leone
- No paid leave
Senegal
- No paid leave
Sao Tome and Principe
- No paid leave
Qatar
- No paid leave
Papua New Guinea
- No paid leave
Panama
- No paid leave
Palau
- No paid leave
Guinea
- No paid leave
Liberia
- No paid leave
Ghana
- No paid leave
Bahamas
- No paid leave
Comoros
- No paid leave
Central African Republic
- No paid leave
Cameroon
- No paid leave
Cambodia
- No paid leave
Republic of the Congo
- No paid leave
Costa Rica
- No paid leave
Burkina Faso
- No paid leave
Brunei
- No paid leave
Botswana
- No paid leave
Egypt
- No paid leave
Belize
- No paid leave
Barbados
- No paid leave
Bangladesh
- No paid leave
Eritrea
- No paid leave
Dominica
- No paid leave
China
- No paid leave
Georgia
- No paid leave
Antigua and Barbuda
- No paid leave
Ethiopia
- No paid leave
Gabon
- No paid leave
The Philippines
- Less than 3 weeks
Peru
- Less than 3 weeks
Paraguay
- Less than 3 weeks
Burundi
- Less than 3 weeks
Angola
- Less than 3 weeks
Venezuela
- Less than 3 weeks
Rwanda
- Less than 3 weeks
Cabo Verde
- Less than 3 weeks
Greece
- Less than 3 weeks
Vietnam
- Less than 3 weeks
Chad
- Less than 3 weeks
Algeria
- Less than 3 weeks
The Netherlands
- Less than 3 weeks
Nepal
- Less than 3 weeks
Uruguay
- Less than 3 weeks
Tanzania
- Less than 3 weeks
Samoa
- Less than 3 weeks
Bhutan
- Less than 3 weeks
Togo
- Less than 3 weeks
Bahrain
- Less than 3 weeks
Tunisia
- Less than 3 weeks
Turkey
- Less than 3 weeks
Uganda
- Less than 3 weeks
Benin
- Less than 3 weeks
Bolivia
- Less than 3 weeks
Timor-Leste
- Less than 3 weeks
Colombia
- Less than 3 weeks
South Sudan
- Less than 3 weeks
South Africa
- Less than 3 weeks
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Less than 3 weeks
Argentina
- Less than 3 weeks
Brazil
- Less than 3 weeks
Seychelles
- Less than 3 weeks
Saudi Arabia
- Less than 3 weeks
Afghanistan
- Less than 3 weeks
Myanmar
- Less than 3 weeks
Maldives
- Less than 3 weeks
Indonesia
- Less than 3 weeks
Cyprus
- Less than 3 weeks
Fiji
- Less than 3 weeks
Mozambique
- Less than 3 weeks
Djibouti
- Less than 3 weeks
Dominican Republic
- Less than 3 weeks
Equatorial Guinea
- Less than 3 weeks
North Macedonia
- Less than 3 weeks
Ecuador
- Less than 3 weeks
Kenya
- Less than 3 weeks
The Gambia
- Less than 3 weeks
Cote d'Ivoire
- Less than 3 weeks
Mali
- Less than 3 weeks
Mexico
- Less than 3 weeks
Morocco
- Less than 3 weeks
El Salvador
- Less than 3 weeks
Monaco
- Less than 3 weeks
Malta
- Less than 3 weeks
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Less than 3 weeks
Guatemala
- Less than 3 weeks
Mauritius
- Less than 3 weeks
Mauritania
- Less than 3 weeks
Ireland
- Less than 3 weeks
Spain
- 3 - 13 weeks
Israel
- 3 - 13 weeks
Chile
- 3 - 13 weeks
Andorra
- 3 - 13 weeks
Singapore
- 3 - 13 weeks
Azerbaijan
- 14 weeks or more
Italy
- 14 weeks or more
Estonia
- 14 weeks or more
Hungary
- 14 weeks or more
Austria
- 14 weeks or more
Australia
- 14 weeks or more
Turkmenistan
- 14 weeks or more
Armenia
- 14 weeks or more
Iceland
- 14 weeks or more
Ukraine
- 14 weeks or more
United Kingdom
- 14 weeks or more
Finland
- 14 weeks or more
France
- 14 weeks or more
Uzbekistan
- 14 weeks or more
Germany
- 14 weeks or more
Greenland
- 14 weeks or more
Japan
- 14 weeks or more
Latvia
- 14 weeks or more
Sweden
- 14 weeks or more
San Marino
- 14 weeks or more
Montenegro
- 14 weeks or more
New Zealand
- 14 weeks or more
Moldova
- 14 weeks or more
Canada
- 14 weeks or more
Poland
- 14 weeks or more
Portugal
- 14 weeks or more
Croatia
- 14 weeks or more
Romania
- 14 weeks or more
Russian Federation
- 14 weeks or more
Luxembourg
- 14 weeks or more
Bulgaria
- 14 weeks or more
Belarus
- 14 weeks or more
Lithuania
- 14 weeks or more
Cuba
- 14 weeks or more
Serbia
- 14 weeks or more
Albania
- 14 weeks or more
Slovakia
- 14 weeks or more
Slovenia
- 14 weeks or more
Czech Republic
- 14 weeks or more
Denmark
- 14 weeks or more
Republic of Korea
- 14 weeks or more
Belgium
- 14 weeks or more
Norway
- 14 weeks or more
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