Paid Parental Leave

This ranking compares how much paid parental leave families practically have after the birth of a child. The raw value shows weeks of paid leave, treated as full-rate-equivalent weeks where possible; more paid time receives a higher rating up to one year.


1	Norway91.0 weeks	91.0 weeks	100
1	Estonia86.0 weeks	86.0 weeks	100
1	Denmark84.0 weeks	84.0 weeks	100
1	Faroe Islands78.0 weeks	78.0 weeks	100
1	Iceland78.0 weeks	78.0 weeks	100
1	France68.0 weeks	68.0 weeks	100
1	French Guiana68.0 weeks	68.0 weeks	100
1	Guadeloupe68.0 weeks	68.0 weeks	100
1	Martinique68.0 weeks	68.0 weeks	100
1	Mayotte68.0 weeks	68.0 weeks	100
1	Réunion68.0 weeks	68.0 weeks	100
1	Saint Pierre and Miquelon68.0 weeks	68.0 weeks	100
1	Sweden68.0 weeks	68.0 weeks	100
1	Germany65.0 weeks	65.0 weeks	100
1	Austria60.0 weeks	60.0 weeks	100
1	Finland56.0 weeks	56.0 weeks	100
1	Liechtenstein56.0 weeks	56.0 weeks	100
1	Switzerland56.0 weeks	56.0 weeks	100
1	Belgium52.0 weeks	52.0 weeks	100
1	Bulgaria52.0 weeks	52.0 weeks	100
1	Japan52.0 weeks	52.0 weeks	100
1	Poland52.0 weeks	52.0 weeks	100
1	Slovenia52.0 weeks	52.0 weeks	100
24	Greenland51.0 weeks	51.0 weeks	98
25	United Kingdom41.0 weeks	41.0 weeks	79
26	Luxembourg40.0 weeks	40.0 weeks	77
26	Netherlands40.0 weeks	40.0 weeks	77
28	Ireland39.0 weeks	39.0 weeks	75
29	Spain36.0 weeks	36.0 weeks	69
30	Canada35.0 weeks	35.0 weeks	67
31	Slovakia34.0 weeks	34.0 weeks	65
32	Greece32.0 weeks	32.0 weeks	62
33	Andorra30.0 weeks	30.0 weeks	58
33	Croatia30.0 weeks	30.0 weeks	58
33	Lithuania30.0 weeks	30.0 weeks	58
33	Monaco30.0 weeks	30.0 weeks	58
33	New Caledonia30.0 weeks	30.0 weeks	58
33	Saint-Martin30.0 weeks	30.0 weeks	58
33	Tahiti30.0 weeks	30.0 weeks	58
33	Tunisia30.0 weeks	30.0 weeks	58
41	Italy29.0 weeks	29.0 weeks	56
42	Czech Republic28.0 weeks	28.0 weeks	54
42	Hungary28.0 weeks	28.0 weeks	54
42	Wallis and Futuna28.0 weeks	28.0 weeks	54
45	Argentina26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Armenia26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Australia26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Belarus26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Bosnia and Herzegovina26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Cuba26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Georgia26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Gibraltar26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Israel26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Latvia26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Malta26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Montenegro26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	New Zealand26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Portugal26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Romania26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	San Marino26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Serbia26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Uruguay26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Venezuela26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
45	Vietnam26.0 weeks	26.0 weeks	50
65	Korea Republic25.0 weeks	25.0 weeks	48
66	Chile24.0 weeks	24.0 weeks	46
66	Chinese Taipei24.0 weeks	24.0 weeks	46
66	Kazakhstan24.0 weeks	24.0 weeks	46
69	Seychelles22.0 weeks	22.0 weeks	42
69	Singapore22.0 weeks	22.0 weeks	42
71	Brazil20.0 weeks	20.0 weeks	38
71	Costa Rica20.0 weeks	20.0 weeks	38
71	Iran20.0 weeks	20.0 weeks	38
71	Niue20.0 weeks	20.0 weeks	38
71	Peru20.0 weeks	20.0 weeks	38
71	Qatar20.0 weeks	20.0 weeks	38
71	Russia20.0 weeks	20.0 weeks	38
71	Suriname20.0 weeks	20.0 weeks	38
71	United Arab Emirates20.0 weeks	20.0 weeks	38
80	Aruba18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
80	Azerbaijan18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
80	Bermuda18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
80	Botswana18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
80	Cayman Islands18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
80	Colombia18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
80	Cook Islands18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
80	Curacao18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
80	Cyprus18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
80	Kuwait18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
80	Moldova18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
80	Namibia18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
80	North Macedonia18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
80	Paraguay18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
80	Sint Maarten18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
80	South Africa18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
80	Ukraine18.0 weeks	18.0 weeks	35
97	Algeria16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	Anguilla16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	Bahrain16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	Bangladesh16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	Barbados16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	British Virgin Islands16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	Brunei16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	China16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	El Salvador16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	Grenada16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	Kyrgyzstan16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	Macau16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	Malaysia16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	Mongolia16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	Montserrat16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	Palau16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	Saint Lucia16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	São Tomé and Príncipe16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	Turkey16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
97	Uzbekistan16.0 weeks	16.0 weeks	31
117	Bolivia15.0 weeks	15.0 weeks	29
118	Albania14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Antigua and Barbuda14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Belize14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Bhutan14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Cape Verde14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Djibouti14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Dominica14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Dominican Republic14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Ecuador14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Egypt14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Fiji14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Guatemala14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Guyana14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Honduras14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Hong Kong14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	India14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Indonesia14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Iraq14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Jordan14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Kenya14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Korea DPR14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Kosovo14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Laos14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Libya14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Maldives14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Mauritius14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Morocco14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Nauru14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Nepal14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Oman14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Panama14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Philippines14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Saint Kitts and Nevis14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Samoa14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Swaziland14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Syria14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Thailand14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Tonga14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Trinidad and Tobago14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Turkmenistan14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Turks and Caicos Islands14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Uganda14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
118	Western Sahara14.0 weeks	14.0 weeks	27
162	American Samoa12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Angola12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Bahamas12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Benin12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Cambodia12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Cameroon12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Comoros12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Congo12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Congo DR12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Equatorial Guinea12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Ethiopia12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Gabon12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Gambia12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Ghana12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Guam12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Haiti12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Ivory Coast12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Jamaica12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Kiribati12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Lesotho12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Liberia12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Madagascar12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Malawi12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Marshall Islands12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Mauritania12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Mexico12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Micronesia12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Mozambique12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Myanmar12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Nicaragua12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Nigeria12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Northern Mariana Islands12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Pakistan12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Palestine12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Papua New Guinea12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Puerto Rico12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Rwanda12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Senegal12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Sierra Leone12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Solomon Islands12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Sri Lanka12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Tajikistan12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Tanzania12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Timor-Leste12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Togo12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Tuvalu12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	U.S. Virgin Islands12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Vanuatu12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Zambia12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Zanzibar12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
162	Zimbabwe12.0 weeks	12.0 weeks	23
213	Burkina Faso10.0 weeks	10.0 weeks	19
213	Burundi10.0 weeks	10.0 weeks	19
213	Central African Republic10.0 weeks	10.0 weeks	19
213	Chad10.0 weeks	10.0 weeks	19
213	Eritrea10.0 weeks	10.0 weeks	19
213	Guinea10.0 weeks	10.0 weeks	19
213	Guinea-Bissau10.0 weeks	10.0 weeks	19
213	Lebanon10.0 weeks	10.0 weeks	19
213	Mali10.0 weeks	10.0 weeks	19
213	Niger10.0 weeks	10.0 weeks	19
213	Saudi Arabia10.0 weeks	10.0 weeks	19
213	South Sudan10.0 weeks	10.0 weeks	19
213	Sudan10.0 weeks	10.0 weeks	19
226	Afghanistan8.0 weeks	8.0 weeks	15
226	Somalia8.0 weeks	8.0 weeks	15
226	Yemen8.0 weeks	8.0 weeks	15
229	United States0.1 weeks	0.1 weeks	0

Last rating: June 21st, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value shows paid parental leave in weeks. Where replacement-rate data is available, the value is treated as full-rate-equivalent weeks; otherwise the legally or practically available paid duration remains the main anchor.

Nomadino uses OECD parental-leave data, ILO care and leave sources, World Bank Women, Business and the Law, national labour and social-security sources, and maintained replacements for territories without separate coverage.

The rating rises linearly up to 52 weeks. One year of paid parental leave receives 100 points; extra weeks do not add further points so extreme maximum programmes do not dominate the indicator.

Unpaid leave, informal family support, employer-specific benefits, subnational rules and job-return protections are outside the raw value or only used as plausibility context.

Sources

For these family-friendliness indicators, Nomadino uses public sources on childcare, parental leave, family benefits, child poverty, child safety, early-childhood care and child-friendly outdoor infrastructure. Links point to overview, data and methodology pages; not every source provides a fully comparable direct series for all 229 Nomadino countries and territories.

OECD Family DatabaseCore source for parental leave, childcare, childcare coverage, family policy and child poverty in OECD and partner countries.
OECD TaxBEN tax-benefit modelPlausibility source for family benefits, tax-benefit effects and disposable household income.
MISSOC comparative social-security tablesEuropean comparison framework for family benefits, social benefits and entitlement rules.
Social Security Programs Throughout the WorldCountry profiles on family benefits, social insurance and state cash benefits outside Europe.
UNICEF Data PortalSource for child protection, child poverty, early childhood, education, health and child rights.
UN IGME child mortality estimatesMethodological anchor for child and infant mortality as safety and health context.
WHO Global Health ObservatoryHealth data for checking child mortality, injuries, disease and care context.
UNODC Data Portal on crime and violenceContext source for violence and safety risks cautiously considered in child safety.
World Bank Women, Business and the LawPlausibility source for legal frameworks around parenthood, work, family and childcare.
OpenStreetMap Overpass APIOpen data source for visible playgrounds, parks and child-friendly outdoor spaces.

🤱Paid Parental Leave

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

Sources

Paid Parental Leave