WORLD Policy Analysis Center

What is the maximum wage replacement rate during paid leave for adult family members' health needs?

Map reflects a systematic review of laws in place as of April 2015 supplemented with detailed data on OECD countries as of September 2016 and other known policy changes that have occurred since then.

In some countries, paid leave is only available to care for the health needs of spouses or elderly parents.

In cases where wage replacement rates vary, the maximum rate shows the highest level of wage replacement available over the course of the leave.

A flat rate means all workers receive the same amount while taking paid leave, regardless of previous salary.

In some countries, wage replacement rates may vary by workers’ income level or length of tenure. Additionally, countries may impose ceilings or maximum fixed rates on the amount of benefits that workers are entitled to.

Research evidence suggests that a wage replacement rate of at least 80% is needed to address poverty and promote gender equality in leave-taking.

Countries

Afghanistan - No paid leave

Mongolia - No paid leave

Morocco - No paid leave

Mozambique - No paid leave

Myanmar - No paid leave

Nauru - No paid leave

Nepal - No paid leave

Niger - No paid leave

Moldova - No paid leave

Nigeria - No paid leave

Oman - No paid leave

Pakistan - No paid leave

Palau - No paid leave

Panama - No paid leave

Papua New Guinea - No paid leave

Paraguay - No paid leave

The Philippines - No paid leave

Monaco - No paid leave

Federated States of Micronesia - No paid leave

Qatar - No paid leave

Lesotho - No paid leave

Kiribati - No paid leave

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Kuwait - No paid leave

Kyrgyzstan - No paid leave

Laos - No paid leave

Latvia - No paid leave

Lebanon - No paid leave

Libya - No paid leave

Mexico - No paid leave

North Macedonia - No paid leave

Madagascar - No paid leave

Malawi - No paid leave

Malaysia - No paid leave

Mali - No paid leave

Marshall Islands - No paid leave

Mauritania - No paid leave

Mauritius - No paid leave

Portugal - No paid leave

Rwanda - No paid leave

Romania - No paid leave

Ukraine - No paid leave

Togo - No paid leave

Tonga - No paid leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No paid leave

Tunisia - No paid leave

Turkey - No paid leave

Tuvalu - No paid leave

Uganda - No paid leave

United Arab Emirates - No paid leave

Thailand - No paid leave

United Kingdom - No paid leave

United States of America - No paid leave

Uruguay - No paid leave

Vanuatu - No paid leave

Venezuela - No paid leave

Vietnam - No paid leave

Yemen - No paid leave

Zambia - No paid leave

Timor-Leste - No paid leave

Tanzania - No paid leave

Kazakhstan - No paid leave

Somalia - No paid leave

Samoa - No paid leave

San Marino - No paid leave

Sao Tome and Principe - No paid leave

Saudi Arabia - No paid leave

Senegal - No paid leave

Sierra Leone - No paid leave

Singapore - No paid leave

Solomon Islands - No paid leave

South Africa - No paid leave

Syria - No paid leave

South Sudan - No paid leave

Sri Lanka - No paid leave

St. Lucia - No paid leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No paid leave

Sudan - No paid leave

Suriname - No paid leave

Eswatini - No paid leave

Switzerland - No paid leave

Kenya - No paid leave

Liberia - No paid leave

Jordan - No paid leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Central African Republic - No paid leave

Chad - No paid leave

Chile - No paid leave

China - No paid leave

Colombia - No paid leave

Comoros - No paid leave

Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Cameroon - No paid leave

Cote d'Ivoire - No paid leave

Cuba - No paid leave

Djibouti - No paid leave

Dominica - No paid leave

Dominican Republic - No paid leave

Ecuador - No paid leave

Egypt - No paid leave

Cabo Verde - No paid leave

Burundi - No paid leave

Eritrea - No paid leave

Bangladesh - No paid leave

Algeria - No paid leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No paid leave

Argentina - No paid leave

Azerbaijan - No paid leave

Bahamas - No paid leave

Bahrain - No paid leave

Barbados - No paid leave

Burkina Faso - No paid leave

Belarus - No paid leave

Belize - No paid leave

Benin - No paid leave

Bolivia - No paid leave

Botswana - No paid leave

Brazil - No paid leave

Brunei - No paid leave

Equatorial Guinea - No paid leave

Cyprus - No paid leave

Zimbabwe - No paid leave

Hungary - No paid leave

Greece - No paid leave

Ghana - No paid leave

Guyana - No paid leave

Haiti - No paid leave

Georgia - No paid leave

Honduras - No paid leave

Greenland - No paid leave

The Gambia - No paid leave

Grenada - No paid leave

Guatemala - No paid leave

Guinea-Bissau - No paid leave

Guinea - No paid leave

India - No paid leave

Gabon - No paid leave

France - No paid leave

Finland - No paid leave

Indonesia - No paid leave

Iran - No paid leave

Iraq - No paid leave

Fiji - No paid leave

Ethiopia - No paid leave

Jamaica - No paid leave

Belgium - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Denmark - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Slovakia - 40% - 59%

Japan - 40% - 59%

Sweden - 60% - 79%

Tajikistan - 60% - 79%

The Netherlands - 60% - 79%

Czech Republic - 60% - 79%

Slovenia - 80% - 100%

Austria - 80% - 100%

Montenegro - 80% - 100%

Turkmenistan - 80% - 100%

Namibia - 80% - 100%

El Salvador - 80% - 100%

Norway - 80% - 100%

Ireland - 80% - 100%

Australia - 80% - 100%

Peru - 80% - 100%

Armenia - 80% - 100%

Uzbekistan - 80% - 100%

Israel - 80% - 100%

Italy - 80% - 100%

Angola - 80% - 100%

Andorra - 80% - 100%

Estonia - 80% - 100%

Iceland - 80% - 100%

Poland - 80% - 100%

Albania - 80% - 100%

Costa Rica - 80% - 100%

- 80% - 100%

Maldives - 80% - 100%

New Zealand - 80% - 100%

Canada - 80% - 100%

Serbia - 80% - 100%

Cambodia - 80% - 100%

Germany - 80% - 100%

Bulgaria - 80% - 100%

Malta - 80% - 100%

Croatia - 80% - 100%

Russian Federation - 80% - 100%

Luxembourg - 80% - 100%

Lithuania - 80% - 100%

Bosnia and Herzegovina - 80% - 100%

Liechtenstein - 80% - 100%

Bhutan - 80% - 100%

Spain - 80% - 100%