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What is the minimum wage replacement rate of paid leave for mothers?
Map reflects a systematic review of laws in place as of January 2020.
Paid leave for mothers includes both paid maternity leave, which is leave reserved for mothers of infants, and paid parental leave, which is leave available to either parent of an infant that can be taken by women.
In cases where wage replacement rates vary during leave, the minimum rate shows the lowest level of wage replacement available over the course of the leave.
A
flat rate
means all mothers receive the same amount while taking paid leave, regardless of previous salary.
International Labour Organization standards state that women should be guaranteed at least two-thirds of their previous earnings during paid leave to ensure a suitable standard of living.
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
Tonga
- No paid leave
Papua New Guinea
- No paid leave
Federated States of Micronesia
- No paid leave
United States of America
- No paid leave
Marshall Islands
- No paid leave
Palau
- No paid leave
Nauru
- No paid leave
Bulgaria
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Turkmenistan
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Greece
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Ireland
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Ukraine
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Slovakia
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Greenland
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Malta
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Sweden
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Hungary
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Luxembourg
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Finland
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Azerbaijan
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Russian Federation
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Kyrgyzstan
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Armenia
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Australia
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
France
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Austria
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Uzbekistan
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Belarus
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Belgium
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Lithuania
- 20% - 65%
Solomon Islands
- 20% - 65%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- 20% - 65%
St. Lucia
- 20% - 65%
St. Kitts and Nevis
- 20% - 65%
Grenada
- 20% - 65%
Dominica
- 20% - 65%
Germany
- 20% - 65%
Fiji
- 20% - 65%
Somalia
- 20% - 65%
Republic of Korea
- 20% - 65%
Albania
- 20% - 65%
Cuba
- 20% - 65%
Chad
- 20% - 65%
Serbia
- 20% - 65%
Botswana
- 20% - 65%
Kiribati
- 20% - 65%
Montenegro
- 20% - 65%
Antigua and Barbuda
- 20% - 65%
Japan
- 20% - 65%
Moldova
- 20% - 65%
United Arab Emirates
- 20% - 65%
San Marino
- 20% - 65%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 20% - 65%
Tuvalu
- 20% - 65%
Poland
- 20% - 65%
Italy
- 20% - 65%
Portugal
- 20% - 65%
Canada
- 20% - 65%
Central African Republic
- 20% - 65%
Niger
- 20% - 65%
Nigeria
- 20% - 65%
Latvia
- 20% - 65%
Samoa
- 66% - 79%
Guyana
- 66% - 79%
Iran
- 66% - 79%
Myanmar
- 66% - 79%
Czech Republic
- 66% - 79%
South Africa
- 66% - 79%
Tunisia
- 66% - 79%
Denmark
- 66% - 79%
Mongolia
- 66% - 79%
Cyprus
- 66% - 79%
Vanuatu
- 66% - 79%
Bolivia
- 66% - 79%
Costa Rica
- 66% - 79%
Equatorial Guinea
- 66% - 79%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 66% - 79%
Turkey
- 66% - 79%
Nepal
- 80% - 100%
The Netherlands
- 80% - 100%
New Zealand
- 80% - 100%
Norway
- 80% - 100%
Nicaragua
- 80% - 100%
Oman
- 80% - 100%
The Philippines
- 80% - 100%
Pakistan
- 80% - 100%
Peru
- 80% - 100%
Panama
- 80% - 100%
Paraguay
- 80% - 100%
Qatar
- 80% - 100%
Afghanistan
- 80% - 100%
Romania
- 80% - 100%
Tajikistan
- 80% - 100%
Zambia
- 80% - 100%
Yemen
- 80% - 100%
Vietnam
- 80% - 100%
Venezuela
- 80% - 100%
Uruguay
- 80% - 100%
United Kingdom
- 80% - 100%
Uganda
- 80% - 100%
Trinidad and Tobago
- 80% - 100%
Togo
- 80% - 100%
Timor-Leste
- 80% - 100%
Thailand
- 80% - 100%
Tanzania
- 80% - 100%
Syria
- 80% - 100%
Rwanda
- 80% - 100%
Switzerland
- 80% - 100%
Eswatini
- 80% - 100%
Suriname
- 80% - 100%
Sudan
- 80% - 100%
Sri Lanka
- 80% - 100%
South Sudan
- 80% - 100%
Slovenia
- 80% - 100%
Singapore
- 80% - 100%
Sierra Leone
- 80% - 100%
- 80% - 100%
Senegal
- 80% - 100%
Saudi Arabia
- 80% - 100%
Sao Tome and Principe
- 80% - 100%
Spain
- 80% - 100%
Liberia
- 80% - 100%
Namibia
- 80% - 100%
Croatia
- 80% - 100%
Chile
- 80% - 100%
China
- 80% - 100%
Colombia
- 80% - 100%
Comoros
- 80% - 100%
Republic of the Congo
- 80% - 100%
Cote d'Ivoire
- 80% - 100%
Djibouti
- 80% - 100%
Cameroon
- 80% - 100%
Dominican Republic
- 80% - 100%
Ecuador
- 80% - 100%
Egypt
- 80% - 100%
El Salvador
- 80% - 100%
Eritrea
- 80% - 100%
Estonia
- 80% - 100%
Cabo Verde
- 80% - 100%
Cambodia
- 80% - 100%
Gabon
- 80% - 100%
Bangladesh
- 80% - 100%
Algeria
- 80% - 100%
Andorra
- 80% - 100%
Angola
- 80% - 100%
Argentina
- 80% - 100%
Bahamas
- 80% - 100%
Bahrain
- 80% - 100%
Barbados
- 80% - 100%
Burundi
- 80% - 100%
Belize
- 80% - 100%
Benin
- 80% - 100%
Bhutan
- 80% - 100%
Brazil
- 80% - 100%
Brunei
- 80% - 100%
Burkina Faso
- 80% - 100%
Ethiopia
- 80% - 100%
The Gambia
- 80% - 100%
Mozambique
- 80% - 100%
Malaysia
- 80% - 100%
Lesotho
- 80% - 100%
Libya
- 80% - 100%
Liechtenstein
- 80% - 100%
North Macedonia
- 80% - 100%
Madagascar
- 80% - 100%
Malawi
- 80% - 100%
Maldives
- 80% - 100%
Laos
- 80% - 100%
Mali
- 80% - 100%
Mauritania
- 80% - 100%
Mauritius
- 80% - 100%
Mexico
- 80% - 100%
Monaco
- 80% - 100%
Morocco
- 80% - 100%
Lebanon
- 80% - 100%
Kuwait
- 80% - 100%
Georgia
- 80% - 100%
Iceland
- 80% - 100%
Ghana
- 80% - 100%
Guatemala
- 80% - 100%
Guinea
- 80% - 100%
Guinea-Bissau
- 80% - 100%
Haiti
- 80% - 100%
Honduras
- 80% - 100%
India
- 80% - 100%
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 80% - 100%
Indonesia
- 80% - 100%
Iraq
- 80% - 100%
Israel
- 80% - 100%
Jamaica
- 80% - 100%
Jordan
- 80% - 100%
Kazakhstan
- 80% - 100%
Kenya
- 80% - 100%
Zimbabwe
- 80% - 100%
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