Maternity Leave by Country 2023

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Interactive Map Introduction Paid Maternity Leave by Country Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay People's Republic of China Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Macedonia Republic of the Congo Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Bahamas The Gambia Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Introduction

Maternity leave is the time a mother takes off working after she gives birth. This time is usually measured in weeks, but may also be done in hours. Some employers and countries offer this to fathers, under the name “paternity leave”. Countries and employers are split as to whether maternity leave is paid. Therefore, parents may need to plan and budget for potential decreases in income.

Countries usually enact a law or regulation that specifies a minimum amount of time a person receives for maternity leave. If the leave is paid, it may be paid for by either the government or the employer. If the maternity leave is paid for by the government, then employers are free to offer additional time, extending the maternity leave on top of the time given by the government.

Learn for yourself about maternity leave by country by investigating the data in the map and charts.

#	Country	Paid Maternity Leave	Fertility Rate
1	Albania	52	1.54
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	52	1.36
3	Greece	43	1.4
4	Republic of Macedonia	38.7	1.51
5	Bulgaria	32.2	1.5
6	Georgia	26	1.75
7	Iran	26	1.93
8	Ireland	26	1.92
9	The Gambia	26	3.79
10	Venezuela	26	2.22
11	Vietnam	26	2.05
12	Chile	24	1.76
13	Hungary	24	1.48
14	Italy	21.4	1.22
15	San Marino	21.4	1.53
16	Armenia	20	1.65
17	Estonia	20	1.61
18	Liechtenstein	20	1.69
19	Russia	20	1.6
20	Tajikistan	20	2.45
21	Serbia	19.4	1.46
22	Azerbaijan	18	1.86
23	Belarus	18	1.51
24	Cuba	18	1.71
25	Cyprus	18	1.48
26	Denmark	18	1.77
27	Kazakhstan	18	2.11
28	Kyrgyzstan	18	2.5
29	Lithuania	18	1.61
30	Malta	18	1.5
31	Moldova	18	1.59
32	Ukraine	18	1.56
33	Uzbekistan	18	1.73
34	Finland	17.5	1.74
35	South Africa	17.3	2.18
36	Costa Rica	17.2	1.86
37	Brazil	17.1	1.8
38	Mongolia	17.1	1.91
39	Syria	17.1	2.8
40	Zambia	17.1	4.56
41	Austria	16	1.51
42	Bangladesh	16	2.09
43	France	16	2.03
44	Latvia	16	1.54
45	Luxembourg	16	1.63
46	Monaco	16	1.53
47	Netherlands	16	1.78
48	Turkey	16
49	Turkmenistan	16	2.03
50	Belgium	15	1.77
51	Canada	15	1.57
52	Laos	15	2.35
53	Republic of the Congo	15	4.36
54	Singapore	15	1.16
55	Slovenia	15	1.6
56	Algeria	14	2.51
57	Belize	14	2.62
58	Benin	14	5.43
59	Burkina Faso	14	4.27
60	Cameroon	14	4.55
61	Central African Republic	14	4.04
62	Chad	14	5.46
63	Colombia	14	1.95
64	Comoros	14	2.78
65	Croatia	14	1.45
66	Czech Republic	14	1.49
67	Democratic Republic of the Congo	14	5.63
68	Djibouti	14	2.15
69	Gabon	14	3.31
70	Germany	14	1.57
71	Guinea	14	4.85
72	Ivory Coast	14	3.53
73	Japan	14	1.38
74	Libya	14	3.09
75	Madagascar	14	3.62
76	Mali	14	5.54
77	Mauritania	14	3.53
78	Morocco	14	2.29
79	Myanmar	14
80	Niger	14	6.82
81	Panama	14	2.39
82	People's Republic of China	14	1.45
83	Poland	14	1.4
84	Senegal	14	4.27
85	Seychelles	14	1.82
86	Slovakia	14	1.46
87	Somalia	14	5.31
88	Switzerland	14	1.58
89	Togo	14	4.23
90	Trinidad and Tobago	14	1.63
91	Uruguay	14	1.76
92	Zimbabwe	14	3.89
93	Antigua and Barbuda	13	1.95
94	Brunei	13	1.74
95	Guyana	13	2.06
96	Montenegro	13	1.81
97	Norway	13	1.83
98	Saint Kitts and Nevis	13	1.76
99	Saint Lucia	13	1.72
100	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	13	1.75
101	Angola	12.9	5.83
102	Argentina	12.9	2.18
103	Bolivia	12.9	2.33
104	Cambodia	12.9	2.24
105	Egypt	12.9	2.88
106	Ethiopia	12.9	3.99
107	Grenada	12.9	1.93
108	Iceland	12.9	1.95
109	Indonesia	12.9	2.01
110	Kenya	12.9	3.29
111	Liberia	12.9	4.79
112	Peru	12.9	2.2
113	South Korea	12.9	1.1
114	Sweden	12.9	1.67
115	Thailand	12.9	1.54
116	Afghanistan	12.8	4.62
117	Barbados	12	1.7
118	Botswana	12	2.39
119	Burundi	12	5.03
120	Dominica	12	2.02
121	Dominican Republic	12	2.21
122	East Timor	12	4.21
123	Ecuador	12	2.04
124	El Salvador	12	2.05
125	Equatorial Guinea	12	4.26
126	Fiji	12	2.26
127	Ghana	12	3.66
128	Guatemala	12	2.62
129	Honduras	12	2.01
130	India	12	2.1
131	Lesotho	12	2.92
132	Mauritius	12	1.35
133	Mexico	12	1.68
134	Namibia	12	2.98
135	Nicaragua	12	1.8
136	Nigeria	12	4.62
137	Pakistan	12	3.46
138	Rwanda	12	3.33
139	Sierra Leone	12	3.8
140	Solomon Islands	12	2.87
141	Sri Lanka	12	1.98
142	Tanzania	12	4.39
143	The Bahamas	12	1.98
144	Uganda	12	5.36
145	Vanuatu	12	2.66
146	North Korea	11	1.9
147	Jordan	10	2.96
148	Kuwait	10	2.24
149	Saudi Arabia	10	1.92
150	Yemen	10	3.01
151	Paraguay	9	1.89
152	Iraq	8.9	3.25
153	Bahrain	8.6	1.67
154	Eritrea	8.6	3.58
155	Guinea-Bissau	8.6	4.69
156	Malaysia	8.6	1.75
157	Maldives	8.6	1.71
158	Mozambique	8.6	4.81
159	Philippines	8.6	2.78
160	São Tomé and Príncipe	8.6	3.56
161	Bhutan	8	1.79
162	Jamaica	8	2.06
163	Malawi	8	3.4
164	South Sudan	8	5.32
165	Sudan	8	4.6
166	Nepal	7.4	1.9
167	Oman	7.1	2.7
168	Qatar	7.1	1.9
169	Lebanon	7	1.71
170	United Arab Emirates	6.4	1.64
171	Andorra	6	1.45
172	Haiti	6	2.43
173	Israel	6	2.56
174	Portugal	6	1.43
175	Spain	6	1.27
176	Tunisia	4.3	2
177	United Kingdom	2	1.63
178	Eswatini	2	2.44

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