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Statutory minimum annual paid vacation leave for employees (working days)
Minimum number of paid vacation days guaranteed by national law (working days), by country—ILO NATLEX statutory leave data (latest available, 2019–2024).
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Key Insights
Global Average
18.7days
Median: 20.0days
Countries Covered
138
with available data
Highest
Kuwait
30.0days
Lowest
United States of America
0.0days
Top 5 Countries
1Kuwait30.0days
2Oman30.0days
3Peru30.0days
4Spain30.0days
5Togo30.0days
By Region
Europe22.1days(31 countries)
Oceania20.0days(2 countries)
South America19.3days(7 countries)
Other18.9days(63 countries)
Africa17.1days(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0days)High (30.0days)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 18.7days)
Europe (31)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Other (63)
Africa (7)
Asia (24)
North America (4)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Minimum number of paid vacation days guaranteed by national law (working days), by country—ILO NATLEX statutory leave data (latest available, 2019–2024). Source: International Labour Organization (ILO) — NATLEX.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 30.0days |
| 2 | Oman | 30.0days |
| 3 | Peru | 30.0days |
| 4 | Spain | 30.0days |
| 5 | Togo | 30.0days |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 30.0days |
| 7 | Yemen | 30.0days |
| 8 | Austria | 30.0days |
| 9 | Estonia | 28.0days |
| 10 | Moldova, Republic of | 28.0days |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 28.0days |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 28.0days |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 28.0days |
| 14 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 26.0days |
| 15 | Denmark | 25.0days |
| 16 | France | 25.0days |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 25.0days |
| 18 | Norway | 25.0days |
| 19 | Sweden | 25.0days |
| 20 | Burundi | 24.0days |
| 21 | Belarus | 24.0days |
| 22 | Finland | 24.0days |
| 23 | Georgia | 24.0days |
| 24 | Republic of The Gambia | 24.0days |
| 25 | Iceland | 24.0days |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 24.0days |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.0days |
| 28 | Madagascar | 24.0days |
| 29 | Namibia | 24.0days |
| 30 | Senegal | 24.0days |
| 31 | Suriname | 24.0days |
| 32 | Tajikistan | 24.0days |
| 33 | Ukraine | 24.0days |
| 34 | Zambia | 24.0days |
| 35 | Republic of the Congo | 22.0days |
| 36 | Gabon | 22.0days |
| 37 | Mali | 22.0days |
| 38 | Mauritius | 22.0days |
| 39 | Portugal | 22.0days |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 22.0days |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 22.0days |
| 42 | Kenya | 21.0days |
| 43 | Mozambique | 21.0days |
| 44 | Qatar | 21.0days |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 21.0days |
| 46 | South Africa | 21.0days |
| 47 | Egypt | 21.0days |
| 48 | Myanmar | 20.0days |
| 49 | Cameroon | 20.0days |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 20.0days |
| 51 | Cayman Islands | 20.0days |
| 52 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 20.0days |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 20.0days |
| 54 | Croatia | 20.0days |
| 55 | Czech Republic | 20.0days |
| 56 | Germany | 20.0days |
| 57 | Greece | 20.0days |
| 58 | Hungary | 20.0days |
| 59 | Iraq | 20.0days |
| 60 | Ireland | 20.0days |
| 61 | Italy | 20.0days |
| 62 | Latvia | 20.0days |
| 63 | Lithuania | 20.0days |
| 64 | Netherlands | 20.0days |
| 65 | New Zealand | 20.0days |
| 66 | Poland | 20.0days |
| 67 | Romania | 20.0days |
| 68 | Serbia | 20.0days |
| 69 | Slovakia | 20.0days |
| 70 | Slovenia | 20.0days |
| 71 | South Sudan | 20.0days |
| 72 | Sudan | 20.0days |
| 73 | Switzerland | 20.0days |
| 74 | Uruguay | 20.0days |
| 75 | Argentina | 20.0days |
| 76 | Australia | 20.0days |
| 77 | Bangladesh | 20.0days |
| 78 | Belgium | 20.0days |
| 79 | Brazil | 20.0days |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 19.0days |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 18.0days |
| 82 | Eritrea | 18.0days |
| 83 | Malawi | 18.0days |
| 84 | Mauritania | 18.0days |
| 85 | Morocco | 18.0days |
| 86 | Niger | 18.0days |
| 87 | Rwanda | 18.0days |
| 88 | Eswatini | 18.0days |
| 89 | Tunisia | 18.0days |
| 90 | Chile | 15.0days |
| 91 | Colombia | 15.0days |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 15.0days |
| 93 | Ecuador | 15.0days |
| 94 | El Salvador | 15.0days |
| 95 | Djibouti | 15.0days |
| 96 | Ghana | 15.0days |
| 97 | Guatemala | 15.0days |
| 98 | Guinea | 15.0days |
| 99 | Haiti | 15.0days |
| 100 | North Korea | 15.0days |
| 101 | South Korea | 15.0days |
| 102 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15.0days |
| 103 | Lebanon | 15.0days |
| 104 | Malta | 15.0days |
| 105 | Mongolia | 15.0days |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 15.0days |
| 107 | Somalia | 15.0days |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | 15.0days |
| 109 | Venezuela | 15.0days |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.0days |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 14.0days |
| 112 | Jordan | 14.0days |
| 113 | Pakistan | 14.0days |
| 114 | Türkiye | 14.0days |
| 115 | Cambodia | 12.0days |
| 116 | Guyana | 12.0days |
| 117 | India | 12.0days |
| 118 | Indonesia | 12.0days |
| 119 | Israel | 12.0days |
| 120 | Lesotho | 12.0days |
| 121 | Panama | 12.0days |
| 122 | Paraguay | 12.0days |
| 123 | Vietnam | 12.0days |
| 124 | Bulgaria | 10.0days |
| 125 | Canada | 10.0days |
| 126 | Honduras | 10.0days |
| 127 | Jamaica | 10.0days |
| 128 | Japan | 10.0days |
| 129 | Papua New Guinea | 10.0days |
| 130 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.0days |
| 131 | Malaysia | 8.0days |
| 132 | Singapore | 7.0days |
| 133 | Mexico | 6.0days |
| 134 | Nigeria | 6.0days |
| 135 | Thailand | 6.0days |
| 136 | People's Republic of China | 5.0days |
| 137 | Philippines | 5.0days |
| 138 | United States of America | 0.0days |
Showing 138 of 138 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from International Labour Organization (ILO) — NATLEX (2023).
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