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Countries with the most generous maternity leave policies in the world, 2020

Some of the richest countries in the world provide little or no government-supported paid maternity leave, according to an analysis of maternity leave in 42 high and middle-income countries across the OECD and European Union.

Estonia was found to be the most generous of the countries listed, offering women 166 weeks’ paid maternity leave after having a baby, followed by Slovak Republic (164 weeks) and Finland (160.5 weeks).  The 2020 rankings placed Hungary in fourth ahead of Bulgaria (110.5 weeks) into fifth; while Romania (108.7 weeks) ranked sixth, and Latvia seventh (94 weeks). And the lowest ranking ones…

Countries with the most generous maternity leave policies in the world in 2020

RankCountryPaid maternity leave (weeks)Paid parental and child care leave to mothers (weeks)Total paid leave available to mothers
1Estonia20146166
2Slovak Republic34130164
3Finland17.5143160.5
4Hungary24136160
5Bulgaria58.651.9110.5
6Romania1890.7108.7
7Latvia167894
8Norway137891
9South Korea125264
10Czech Republic2835.363.3
11Lithuania184462
12Austria164460
13Germany144458
14Japan144458
15Croatia302656
16Sweden12.942.955.8
17Slovenia1537.152.1
18Poland203252
19Canada163551
20Denmark183250
21Italy21.72647.7
22Greece43043
23France162642
24United Kingdom39039
25Luxembourg2017.337.3
26Belgium1517.332.3
27Portuga624.130.1
28Chile181230
29Iceland131326
30Ireland26026
31Australia18018
32New Zealand18018
33Cyprus18018
34Malta18018
35Costa Rica17.3017.3
36Netherlands16016
37Spain16016
38Turkey16016
39Israela15015
40Switzerland14014
41Mexico12012
42United States000

Meanwhile, the least generous member of the OECD, a group of industrialized nations, is the United States, which does not guarantee women any paid maternity leave.

Also near the bottom of the heap are Mexico and Switzerland, where women get 12 and 14 weeks of paid maternity leave, respectively.

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