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What is the minimum wage replacement rate of paid leave for fathers?
Map reflects a systematic review of laws in place as of January 2020.
Paid leave for fathers includes both paid paternity leave, which is leave reserved for fathers of infants, and paid parental leave, which is leave available to either parent of an infant that can be taken by men.
In cases where wage replacement rates vary during leave, the minimum rate reflects the lowest level of wage replacement available over the course of the leave.
A
flat rate
means all fathers receive the same amount while taking paid leave, regardless of previous salary.
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
Zimbabwe
- No paid leave
Kyrgyzstan
- No paid leave
Nauru
- No paid leave
Namibia
- No paid leave
Mongolia
- No paid leave
Federated States of Micronesia
- 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
Kuwait
- No paid leave
Niger
- 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
Guinea
- No paid leave
Nicaragua
- No paid leave
Nigeria
- No paid leave
Ghana
- No paid leave
Sudan
- 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
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No paid leave
Oman
- 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
Pakistan
- No paid leave
Grenada
- No paid leave
Liberia
- No paid leave
Botswana
- No paid leave
Burkina Faso
- No paid leave
Republic of the Congo
- No paid leave
Costa Rica
- No paid leave
Bahamas
- No paid leave
Bangladesh
- No paid leave
China
- No paid leave
Barbados
- No paid leave
Belize
- No paid leave
Dominica
- No paid leave
Central African Republic
- No paid leave
Egypt
- No paid leave
Antigua and Barbuda
- No paid leave
Cambodia
- No paid leave
Cameroon
- No paid leave
Eritrea
- No paid leave
Ethiopia
- No paid leave
Georgia
- No paid leave
Brunei
- No paid leave
Gabon
- No paid leave
Comoros
- No paid leave
Bulgaria
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Russian Federation
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Austria
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Australia
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Greenland
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Uzbekistan
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Turkmenistan
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Luxembourg
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Armenia
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Sweden
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
France
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Ireland
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Belgium
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Finland
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Slovakia
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Hungary
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Ukraine
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Azerbaijan
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Belarus
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Portugal
- 20% - 65%
San Marino
- 20% - 65%
Montenegro
- 20% - 65%
Poland
- 20% - 65%
Moldova
- 20% - 65%
Canada
- 20% - 65%
Germany
- 20% - 65%
Fiji
- 20% - 65%
Lithuania
- 20% - 65%
Latvia
- 20% - 65%
Cuba
- 20% - 65%
Albania
- 20% - 65%
Japan
- 20% - 65%
Serbia
- 20% - 65%
Italy
- 20% - 65%
Republic of Korea
- 20% - 65%
Myanmar
- 66% - 79%
Cyprus
- 66% - 79%
Czech Republic
- 66% - 79%
South Africa
- 66% - 79%
Denmark
- 66% - 79%
Angola
- 80% - 100%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 80% - 100%
Venezuela
- 80% - 100%
Timor-Leste
- 80% - 100%
Vietnam
- 80% - 100%
Slovenia
- 80% - 100%
Andorra
- 80% - 100%
Algeria
- 80% - 100%
Singapore
- 80% - 100%
Bolivia
- 80% - 100%
Argentina
- 80% - 100%
South Sudan
- 80% - 100%
Uruguay
- 80% - 100%
Spain
- 80% - 100%
United Kingdom
- 80% - 100%
Tanzania
- 80% - 100%
Bhutan
- 80% - 100%
Benin
- 80% - 100%
Uganda
- 80% - 100%
Suriname
- 80% - 100%
Bahrain
- 80% - 100%
Turkey
- 80% - 100%
Togo
- 80% - 100%
Tunisia
- 80% - 100%
Norway
- 80% - 100%
- 80% - 100%
Ecuador
- 80% - 100%
Malta
- 80% - 100%
Mali
- 80% - 100%
Maldives
- 80% - 100%
Cote d'Ivoire
- 80% - 100%
North Macedonia
- 80% - 100%
Croatia
- 80% - 100%
Djibouti
- 80% - 100%
Dominican Republic
- 80% - 100%
Kenya
- 80% - 100%
Mauritania
- 80% - 100%
El Salvador
- 80% - 100%
Equatorial Guinea
- 80% - 100%
Israel
- 80% - 100%
Estonia
- 80% - 100%
Indonesia
- 80% - 100%
Iceland
- 80% - 100%
The Gambia
- 80% - 100%
Guatemala
- 80% - 100%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 80% - 100%
Mauritius
- 80% - 100%
Brazil
- 80% - 100%
Greece
- 80% - 100%
Saudi Arabia
- 80% - 100%
Samoa
- 80% - 100%
Rwanda
- 80% - 100%
Romania
- 80% - 100%
The Philippines
- 80% - 100%
Peru
- 80% - 100%
Paraguay
- 80% - 100%
Burundi
- 80% - 100%
Cabo Verde
- 80% - 100%
Mexico
- 80% - 100%
Chad
- 80% - 100%
New Zealand
- 80% - 100%
The Netherlands
- 80% - 100%
Nepal
- 80% - 100%
Chile
- 80% - 100%
Mozambique
- 80% - 100%
Morocco
- 80% - 100%
Colombia
- 80% - 100%
Monaco
- 80% - 100%
Afghanistan
- 80% - 100%
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