WORLD Policy Analysis Center

What is the minimum wage replacement rate of paid leave for fathers?

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 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

Nicaragua - 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

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

Belize - No paid leave

Comoros - No paid leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No paid leave

Bangladesh - No paid leave

Eritrea - No paid leave

China - No paid leave

Barbados - No paid leave

Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Dominica - No paid leave

Ethiopia - No paid leave

Central African Republic - No paid leave

Bahamas - No paid leave

Cameroon - No paid leave

Cambodia - No paid leave

Burkina Faso - No paid leave

Botswana - No paid leave

Gabon - No paid leave

Georgia - No paid leave

Costa Rica - No paid leave

Brunei - No paid leave

Egypt - No paid leave

Austria - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Azerbaijan - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Turkmenistan - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Belarus - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Sweden - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Luxembourg - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Belgium - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Russian Federation - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Slovakia - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Bulgaria - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Armenia - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Australia - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Ireland - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Ukraine - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Greenland - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Uzbekistan - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

France - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Finland - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Hungary - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Italy - 20% - 65%

Cuba - 20% - 65%

Fiji - 20% - 65%

Poland - 20% - 65%

Canada - 20% - 65%

Montenegro - 20% - 65%

Portugal - 20% - 65%

San Marino - 20% - 65%

Germany - 20% - 65%

Japan - 20% - 65%

Serbia - 20% - 65%

Lithuania - 20% - 65%

Moldova - 20% - 65%

Albania - 20% - 65%

Republic of Korea - 20% - 65%

Latvia - 20% - 65%

Cyprus - 66% - 79%

Denmark - 66% - 79%

Myanmar - 66% - 79%

Czech Republic - 66% - 79%

Bosnia and Herzegovina - 80% - 100%

Tunisia - 80% - 100%

Turkey - 80% - 100%

Algeria - 80% - 100%

Andorra - 80% - 100%

Slovenia - 80% - 100%

South Sudan - 80% - 100%

Singapore - 80% - 100%

South Africa - 80% - 100%

United Kingdom - 80% - 100%

Spain - 80% - 100%

Argentina - 80% - 100%

Vietnam - 80% - 100%

Uganda - 80% - 100%

Bolivia - 80% - 100%

Bhutan - 80% - 100%

Togo - 80% - 100%

Benin - 80% - 100%

Venezuela - 80% - 100%

Angola - 80% - 100%

Timor-Leste - 80% - 100%

Tanzania - 80% - 100%

Uruguay - 80% - 100%

Bahrain - 80% - 100%

Brazil - 80% - 100%

Norway - 80% - 100%

- 80% - 100%

Ecuador - 80% - 100%

Malta - 80% - 100%

Mali - 80% - 100%

Maldives - 80% - 100%

Cote d'Ivoire - 80% - 100%

Croatia - 80% - 100%

North Macedonia - 80% - 100%

Djibouti - 80% - 100%

Dominican Republic - 80% - 100%

Kenya - 80% - 100%

Mauritius - 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%

Mauritania - 80% - 100%

Mexico - 80% - 100%

Saudi Arabia - 80% - 100%

Greece - 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%

Chad - 80% - 100%

Democratic Republic of the Congo - 80% - 100%

Chile - 80% - 100%

New Zealand - 80% - 100%

The Netherlands - 80% - 100%

Nepal - 80% - 100%

Colombia - 80% - 100%

Mozambique - 80% - 100%

Morocco - 80% - 100%

Monaco - 80% - 100%

Afghanistan - 80% - 100%