WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Is paid parental leave available to grandparents providing care?

No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave means that legislation does not specify any circumstances under which grandparents could take at least some portion of paid parental leave or there was a separate leave entitlement for grandparents.

Grandparents can access leave only in extraordinary circumstances means that paid leave was only available in cases of parental death, serious illness, incarceration, loss of parental rights, or teenage pregnancy

Grandparents can access at least some paid leave means that grandparents can take paid leave at parental discretion.

Countries

Marshall Islands - No paid parental leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No paid parental leave

Nauru - No paid parental leave

Palau - No paid parental leave

Papua New Guinea - No paid parental leave

Tonga - No paid parental leave

United States of America - No paid parental leave

Afghanistan - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Albania - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Algeria - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Andorra - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Angola - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Argentina - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Austria - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Bahamas - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Bahrain - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Bangladesh - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Barbados - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Belgium - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Belize - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Benin - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Bhutan - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Bolivia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Bosnia and Herzegovina - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Botswana - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Brazil - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Brunei - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Burkina Faso - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Burundi - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Cambodia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Cameroon - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Canada - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Cabo Verde - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Central African Republic - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Chad - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

China - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Colombia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Comoros - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Republic of the Congo - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Costa Rica - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Cote d'Ivoire - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Croatia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Cyprus - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Denmark - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Djibouti - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Dominica - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Dominican Republic - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Ecuador - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Egypt - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

El Salvador - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Equatorial Guinea - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Eritrea - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Estonia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Ethiopia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Fiji - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

France - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Gabon - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

The Gambia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Ghana - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Greece - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Greenland - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Grenada - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Guatemala - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Guinea - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Guinea-Bissau - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Guyana - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Haiti - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Honduras - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Iceland - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

India - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Indonesia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Iran - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Iraq - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Ireland - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Israel - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Italy - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Jamaica - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Japan - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Jordan - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Kazakhstan - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Kenya - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Kiribati - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Republic of Korea - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Kuwait - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Kyrgyzstan - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Laos - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Lebanon - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Lesotho - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Liberia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Libya - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Liechtenstein - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Luxembourg - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

North Macedonia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Madagascar - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Malawi - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Malaysia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Maldives - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Mali - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Malta - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Mauritania - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Mauritius - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Mexico - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Monaco - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Mongolia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Montenegro - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Morocco - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Mozambique - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Myanmar - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Namibia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Nepal - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

The Netherlands - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Nicaragua - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Niger - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Nigeria - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Norway - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Oman - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Pakistan - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Panama - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Peru - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Qatar - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Romania - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Rwanda - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Samoa - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

San Marino - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Saudi Arabia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Senegal - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Serbia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Seychelles - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Sierra Leone - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Singapore - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Solomon Islands - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Somalia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

South Africa - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

South Sudan - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Spain - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Sri Lanka - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

St. Kitts and Nevis - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

St. Lucia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Sudan - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Eswatini - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Sweden - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Switzerland - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Syria - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Tajikistan - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Tanzania - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Thailand - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Timor-Leste - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Togo - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Tunisia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Türkiye - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Tuvalu - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Uganda - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

United Arab Emirates - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

United Kingdom - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Uruguay - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Vanuatu - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Venezuela - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Zambia - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Zimbabwe - No provisions to allow grandparents to take paid leave

Australia - Grandparents can access leave only in extraordinary circumstances

Chile - Grandparents can access leave only in extraordinary circumstances

Czech Republic - Grandparents can access leave only in extraordinary circumstances

Finland - Grandparents can access leave only in extraordinary circumstances

Georgia - Grandparents can access leave only in extraordinary circumstances

Germany - Grandparents can access leave only in extraordinary circumstances

Latvia - Grandparents can access leave only in extraordinary circumstances

Paraguay - Grandparents can access leave only in extraordinary circumstances

Portugal - Grandparents can access leave only in extraordinary circumstances

Sao Tome and Principe - Grandparents can access leave only in extraordinary circumstances

Slovakia - Grandparents can access leave only in extraordinary circumstances

Suriname - Grandparents can access leave only in extraordinary circumstances

Turkmenistan - Grandparents can access leave only in extraordinary circumstances

Vietnam - Grandparents can access leave only in extraordinary circumstances

Yemen - Grandparents can access leave only in extraordinary circumstances

Armenia - Grandparents can access at least some paid leave

Azerbaijan - Grandparents can access at least some paid leave

Belarus - Grandparents can access at least some paid leave

Bulgaria - Grandparents can access at least some paid leave

Cuba - Grandparents can access at least some paid leave

Hungary - Grandparents can access at least some paid leave

Lithuania - Grandparents can access at least some paid leave

Moldova - Grandparents can access at least some paid leave

New Zealand - Grandparents can access at least some paid leave

The Philippines - Grandparents can access at least some paid leave

Poland - Grandparents can access at least some paid leave

Russian Federation - Grandparents can access at least some paid leave

Slovenia - Grandparents can access at least some paid leave

Ukraine - Grandparents can access at least some paid leave

Uzbekistan - Grandparents can access at least some paid leave