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

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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 April 2015 supplemented with detailed data on OECD countries as of September 2016 and other known policy changes that have occurred since then.

Paid leave for mothers includes both paid maternity leave, which is leave reserved for mothers of infants, and paid parental leave, which is leave for 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. One country, China, uses an adjusted flat rate. The flat rate is set at the level of the average wage of the company.

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

Nauru - No paid leave

Marshall Islands - No paid leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No paid leave

Suriname - No paid leave

United States of America - No paid leave

Tonga - No paid leave

Palau - No paid leave

Papua New Guinea - No paid leave

Ireland - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Turkmenistan - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Luxembourg - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Finland - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Greece - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Croatia - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Slovakia - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Slovenia - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Moldova - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

China - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Hungary - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Ukraine - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Bolivia - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Austria - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Equatorial Guinea - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Kyrgyzstan - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Malta - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Russian Federation - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Armenia - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Australia - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Azerbaijan - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Greenland - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Sweden - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Uzbekistan - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Belgium - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

United Kingdom - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Tajikistan - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

St. Kitts and Nevis - 20% - 65%

South Africa - 20% - 65%

Germany - 20% - 65%

Poland - 20% - 65%

Grenada - 20% - 65%

Somalia - 20% - 65%

Solomon Islands - 20% - 65%

Paraguay - 20% - 65%

Fiji - 20% - 65%

Saudi Arabia - 20% - 65%

Italy - 20% - 65%

Lithuania - 20% - 65%

Japan - 20% - 65%

San Marino - 20% - 65%

Rwanda - 20% - 65%

Kiribati - 20% - 65%

Republic of Korea - 20% - 65%

Latvia - 20% - 65%

Portugal - 20% - 65%

Serbia - 20% - 65%

Dominica - 20% - 65%

St. Lucia - 20% - 65%

Chad - 20% - 65%

Antigua and Barbuda - 20% - 65%

Montenegro - 20% - 65%

Belarus - 20% - 65%

United Arab Emirates - 20% - 65%

Bosnia and Herzegovina - 20% - 65%

Botswana - 20% - 65%

Tuvalu - 20% - 65%

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 20% - 65%

Trinidad and Tobago - 20% - 65%

Canada - 20% - 65%

Central African Republic - 20% - 65%

Cambodia - 20% - 65%

Albania - 20% - 65%

Nigeria - 20% - 65%

Cuba - 20% - 65%

Romania - 66% - 79%

Vanuatu - 66% - 79%

Mongolia - 66% - 79%

Samoa - 66% - 79%

Guyana - 66% - 79%

Czech Republic - 66% - 79%

Denmark - 66% - 79%

Turkey - 66% - 79%

Iran - 66% - 79%

Tunisia - 66% - 79%

Costa Rica - 66% - 79%

Myanmar - 66% - 79%

Democratic Republic of the Congo - 66% - 79%

Cyprus - 66% - 79%

The Netherlands - 80% - 100%

Peru - 80% - 100%

New Zealand - 80% - 100%

Niger - 80% - 100%

Oman - 80% - 100%

Pakistan - 80% - 100%

Norway - 80% - 100%

Nicaragua - 80% - 100%

Panama - 80% - 100%

Afghanistan - 80% - 100%

Spain - 80% - 100%

The Philippines - 80% - 100%

Tanzania - 80% - 100%

Zambia - 80% - 100%

Yemen - 80% - 100%

Vietnam - 80% - 100%

Venezuela - 80% - 100%

Uruguay - 80% - 100%

Uganda - 80% - 100%

Togo - 80% - 100%

Timor-Leste - 80% - 100%

Thailand - 80% - 100%

Syria - 80% - 100%

Qatar - 80% - 100%

Switzerland - 80% - 100%

Eswatini - 80% - 100%

Sudan - 80% - 100%

Sri Lanka - 80% - 100%

South Sudan - 80% - 100%

Singapore - 80% - 100%

Sierra Leone - 80% - 100%

Seychelles - 80% - 100%

Senegal - 80% - 100%

Sao Tome and Principe - 80% - 100%

Nepal - 80% - 100%

Liberia - 80% - 100%

Namibia - 80% - 100%

Dominican Republic - 80% - 100%

Chile - 80% - 100%

Colombia - 80% - 100%

Comoros - 80% - 100%

Republic of the Congo - 80% - 100%

Cote d'Ivoire - 80% - 100%

Djibouti - 80% - 100%

Ecuador - 80% - 100%

Cameroon - 80% - 100%

Egypt - 80% - 100%

El Salvador - 80% - 100%

Eritrea - 80% - 100%

Estonia - 80% - 100%

Ethiopia - 80% - 100%

France - 80% - 100%

Cabo Verde - 80% - 100%

Burundi - 80% - 100%

The Gambia - 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%

Burkina Faso - 80% - 100%

Belize - 80% - 100%

Benin - 80% - 100%

Bhutan - 80% - 100%

Brazil - 80% - 100%

Brunei - 80% - 100%

Bulgaria - 80% - 100%

Gabon - 80% - 100%

Georgia - 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%

Ghana - 80% - 100%

India - 80% - 100%

Guatemala - 80% - 100%

Guinea - 80% - 100%

Guinea-Bissau - 80% - 100%

Haiti - 80% - 100%

Honduras - 80% - 100%

Iceland - 80% - 100%

Indonesia - 80% - 100%

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 80% - 100%

Iraq - 80% - 100%

Israel - 80% - 100%

Jamaica - 80% - 100%

Jordan - 80% - 100%

Kazakhstan - 80% - 100%

Kenya - 80% - 100%

Zimbabwe - 80% - 100%