Annual leave

Paid annual leave by country, compared in working days

The legal minimum paid annual leave of 135 countries, each linked to the law that sets it. Restated as working days on a five-day week, it runs from 6 in Nigeria and Thailand to 30 in Kuwait.

Every country

Statutory paid annual leave, most first

The law's own wording links to the page that states it; the working-day figure is that wording restated for a five-day week. Public holidays are paid on top in most countries.

#CountryWorking daysAs the law states itPublic holidaysRead at source
1Kuwait30โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—30 working daysโ†—13โ†—Oct 29, 2026
2United Kingdom28โ†—weeks x 5โ†—5.6 weeks (28 days)โ†—8โ†—Aug 18, 2026
3Luxembourg26โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—26 working daysโ†—11โ†—Aug 18, 2026
4Austria25โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—25 working days (5 weeks, 5-day week)โ†—13โ†—Oct 29, 2026
4Denmark25โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—25 days (5 weeks)โ†—10โ†—Oct 28, 2026
4Finland25โ†—six-day count x 5/6โ†—30 working days (Sat counts; = 5 weeks)โ†—11โ†—Oct 29, 2026
4France25โ†—six-day count x 5/6โ†—30 working days (jours ouvrables) = 5 weeks (25 jours ouvrรฉs)โ†—11โ†—Oct 3, 2026
4Sweden25โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—25 working daysโ†—13โ†—Oct 29, 2026
9Georgia24โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—24 working daysโ†—18โ†—Oct 28, 2026
9Iceland24โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—24 working daysโ†—14โ†—Oct 29, 2026
9Senegal24โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—24 working days (2 per month)โ†—16โ†—Oct 28, 2026
12Albania22โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—22 working daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
12Angola22โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—22 working daysโ†—12โ†—Oct 29, 2026
12Portugal22โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—22 working daysโ†—13โ†—Oct 1, 2026
15Andorra21โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—30 calendar daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 28, 2026
15Bahrain21โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—30 calendar daysโ†—13โ†—Oct 29, 2026
15Brazil21โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—30 calendar daysโ†—10โ†—Oct 29, 2026
15Burkina Faso21โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—30 calendar days (2.5 a month, after 12 months)โ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
15Egypt21โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—21 working days from the second year (15 in the first year; 30 after 10 years or from age 50)โ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
15Kenya21โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—21 working daysโ†—11โ†—Oct 29, 2026
15Madagascar21โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—30 calendar days (2.5 a month)โ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
15Mali21โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—30 calendar days (2.5 a month, non-working days included)โ†—12โ†—Oct 29, 2026
15Norway21โ†—six-day count x 5/6โ†—25 working days (Sat counts; = 4 weeks + 1 day)โ†—12โ†—Oct 29, 2026
15Panama21โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—30 days per 11 continuous months of work (paid as one month's salary)โ†—12โ†—Oct 29, 2026
15Peru21โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—30 calendar daysโ†—16โ†—Oct 29, 2026
15Spain21โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—30 calendar days (~22 working days)โ†—9โ†—Oct 1, 2026
15Zimbabwe21โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—30 calendar days a year (1/12 of qualifying service, after the first year)โ†—15โ†—Oct 29, 2026
28Armenia20โ†—the law's own five-day-week figureโ†—20 working days (5-day week); 24 on a 6-day weekโ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
28Australia20โ†—weeks x 5โ†—4 weeks (20 days)โ†—8โ†—Aug 18, 2026
28Belgium20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 days (4 weeks, 5-day week)โ†—10โ†—Oct 28, 2026
28Bosnia and Herzegovina20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 working daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 28, 2026
28Bulgaria20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 working daysโ†—14โ†—Oct 29, 2026
28Croatia20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 working days (4 weeks)โ†—14โ†—Oct 28, 2026
28Czechia20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 days (4 weeks)โ†—13โ†—Oct 28, 2026
28Estonia20โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—28 calendar daysโ†—12โ†—Oct 28, 2026
28Germany20โ†—the law's own five-day-week figureโ†—20 working days (5-day week; statute states 24 Werktage on a 6-day basis)โ†—9โ†—Oct 29, 2026
28Greece20โ†—the law's own five-day-week figureโ†—20 working days (5-day week); 24 (6-day week); +1 a year from the second year, up to 22 / 26โ†—9โ†—Oct 29, 2026
28Hungary20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 working daysโ†—11โ†—Oct 28, 2026
28Ireland20โ†—weeks x 5โ†—4 weeks (20 days)โ†—10โ†—Oct 29, 2026
28Italy20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 working days (4 weeks; 5-day week)โ†—12โ†—Oct 1, 2026
28Kyrgyzstan20โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—28 calendar daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
28Latvia20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 working days (4 weeks)โ†—15โ†—Oct 29, 2026
28Liechtenstein20โ†—weeks x 5โ†—4 weeks (5 weeks until age 20)โ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
28Lithuania20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 working daysโ†—16โ†—Oct 29, 2026
28Mauritius20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 working days (+2 additional)โ†—15โ†—Oct 28, 2026
28Moldova20โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—28 calendar daysโ†—13โ†—Oct 28, 2026
28Montenegro20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 working daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
28Namibia20โ†—weeks x 5โ†—4 consecutive weeks (24 working days on a 6-day week, 20 on a 5-day week)โ†—13โ†—Oct 28, 2026
28Netherlands20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 days (4x weekly working days)โ†—11โ†—Oct 29, 2026
28New Zealand20โ†—weeks x 5โ†—4 weeks (20 working days)โ†—11โ†—Aug 18, 2026
28North Macedonia20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 working daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
28Romania20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 working daysโ†—17โ†—Oct 29, 2026
28Russia20โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—28 calendar daysโ†—14โ†—Oct 28, 2026
28Serbia20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 working daysโ†—12โ†—Oct 28, 2026
28Slovakia20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 working days (4 weeks)โ†—11โ†—Oct 28, 2026
28Slovenia20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 working daysโ†—15โ†—Oct 29, 2026
28Switzerland20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 days (4 weeks)โ†—1โ†—Oct 29, 2026
28Tanzania20โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—28 consecutive daysโ†—15โ†—Oct 29, 2026
28Uruguay20โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—20 working daysโ†—5โ†—Aug 18, 2026
60Cambodia18โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—18 working daysโ†—22โ†—Oct 29, 2026
60Morocco18โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—18 working daysโ†—15โ†—Oct 29, 2026
60Rwanda18โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—18 working daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
63Belarus17โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—24 calendar daysโ†—10โ†—Oct 28, 2026
63Kazakhstan17โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—24 calendar daysโ†—15โ†—Oct 28, 2026
63Ukraine17โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—24 calendar daysโ†—11โ†—Oct 29, 2026
66Ethiopia16โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—16 working daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 28, 2026
67Azerbaijan15โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—21 calendar daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
67Barbados15โ†—weeks x 5โ†—3 weeks (15 working days, under 5 yrs)โ†—12โ†—Oct 28, 2026
67Bolivia15โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—15 working daysโ†—11โ†—Oct 28, 2026
67Botswana15โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—15 working daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 28, 2026
67Chile15โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—15 working days (dias habiles)โ†—16โ†—Aug 18, 2026
67Colombia15โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—15 working days (dรญas hรกbiles) per year workedโ†—19โ†—Oct 29, 2026
67Ghana15โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—15 working daysโ†—14โ†—Oct 29, 2026
67Guatemala15โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—15 working daysโ†—11โ†—Oct 29, 2026
67Malawi15โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—15 days (5-day week)โ†—Not verifiedOct 28, 2026
67Mongolia15โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—15 working daysโ†—15โ†—Oct 28, 2026
67Qatar15โ†—weeks x 5โ†—3 weeks (21 days); 4 weeks (28 days) from 5 years of serviceโ†—10โ†—Oct 29, 2026
67South Africa15โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—15 working days (21 consecutive days, 5-day week)โ†—12โ†—Oct 29, 2026
67Uzbekistan15โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—21 calendar daysโ†—9โ†—Oct 28, 2026
67Venezuela15โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—15 working days (+1 a year of service, up to 30)โ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
81Dominican Republic14โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—14 working days (18 after 5 years)โ†—12โ†—Oct 29, 2026
81Jordan14โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—14 working days (21 after 5 continuous years with the same employer)โ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
83Israel12โ†—the law's own five-day-week figureโ†—16 days a year in years 1-5 (counting weekly rest days; about 12 working days on a 5-day week)โ†—9โ†—Oct 29, 2026
83Mexico12โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—12 working days (after 1st year; 'vacaciones dignas')โ†—7โ†—Oct 29, 2026
83Paraguay12โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—12 working daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 28, 2026
83Tunisia12โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—12 working daysโ†—9โ†—Oct 28, 2026
83Vietnam12โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—12 working days (normal conditions, after 12 months)โ†—12โ†—Oct 29, 2026
88Ecuador11โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—15 calendar days (non-working days included; +1 a year after 5 years)โ†—11โ†—Oct 29, 2026
89Argentina10โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—14 calendar days (up to 5 years' service)โ†—16โ†—Oct 29, 2026
89Bahamas10โ†—weeks x 5โ†—2 weeks (10 working days)โ†—Not verifiedOct 28, 2026
89Canada10โ†—weeks x 5โ†—2 weeks (10 days), federalโ†—10โ†—Aug 18, 2026
89Costa Rica10โ†—weeks x 5โ†—2 weeks (12 working days)โ†—12โ†—Oct 29, 2026
89Jamaica10โ†—weeks x 5โ†—2 weeks (10 working days)โ†—10โ†—Oct 28, 2026
89Papua New Guinea10โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—14 consecutive daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 28, 2026
95Mozambique9โ†—calendar days x 5/7โ†—12 days in year 1, then 30 days/yr (calendar days)โ†—9โ†—Oct 28, 2026
96Nigeria6โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—6 working days (after 12 months of continuous service)โ†—13โ†—Aug 18, 2026
96Thailand6โ†—working days as the law states themโ†—6 working days (after 1 year of service)โ†—13โ†—Oct 29, 2026
Laws that say only โ€œdaysโ€, shown as stated (not ranked)
Monaco30โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—30 days (2.5 days/month)โ†—12โ†—Aug 18, 2026
Nicaragua30โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—30 days (2.5 days/month)โ†—14โ†—Oct 29, 2026
Oman30โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—30 daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 28, 2026
Togo30โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—30 daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 28, 2026
United Arab Emirates30โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—30 daysโ†—13โ†—Oct 29, 2026
Cote d'Ivoire26โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—26 daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 28, 2026
Benin24โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—24 daysโ†—13โ†—Oct 28, 2026
Gabon24โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—24 daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
Malta24โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—24 days (192 hours)โ†—14โ†—Oct 29, 2026
Zambia24โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—24 daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 28, 2026
Cabo Verde22โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—22 daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
Iraq21โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—21 daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
Saudi Arabia21โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—21 days (1-5 years of service)โ†—10โ†—Oct 28, 2026
Cyprus20โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—20 daysโ†—14โ†—Oct 28, 2026
Poland20โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—20 days (26 days after 10 years' total service)โ†—14โ†—Oct 1, 2026
Cameroon18โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—18 daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 28, 2026
El Salvador15โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—15 daysโ†—10โ†—Oct 28, 2026
Laos15โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—15 daysโ†—6โ†—Oct 28, 2026
Lebanon15โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—15 daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
South Korea15โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—15 days (after 1 year, 80%+ attendance)โ†—17โ†—Oct 1, 2026
Pakistan14โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—14 daysโ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
Sri Lanka14โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—14 daysโ†—26โ†—Oct 30, 2026
Turkey14โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—14 days (1-5 years of service)โ†—14โ†—Oct 29, 2026
Guyana12โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—12 days (1 day/month)โ†—15โ†—Oct 28, 2026
Indonesia12โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—12 days (after 12 months of service)โ†—17โ†—Oct 29, 2026
Fiji10โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—10 daysโ†—11โ†—Oct 29, 2026
Honduras10โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—10 days (yr 1), rising to 20โ†—11โ†—Oct 28, 2026
Japan10โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—10 days (after 6 months of continuous service)โ†—16โ†—Aug 18, 2026
Malaysia8โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—8 days (less than 2 years of service)โ†—11โ†—Oct 29, 2026
Brunei7โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—7 days (rising to max 14)โ†—11โ†—Oct 29, 2026
Hong Kong7โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—7 days (after 1st year of continuous service)โ†—15โ†—Aug 18, 2026
Singapore7โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—7 days (after 1 year of service)โ†—11โ†—Aug 18, 2026
China5โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—5 days (1-10 years of cumulative service)โ†—13โ†—Oct 29, 2026
Philippines5โ†—*days as the law states them; it does not say which daysโ†—5 days (Service Incentive Leave)โ†—12โ†—Oct 29, 2026
Leave earned per day worked
BangladeshEarned per day worked1 paid day per 18 days worked (adults; 1 per 14 for adolescents)โ†—13โ†—Oct 29, 2026
IndiaEarned per day worked~15 days (1 day per 20 days worked, after 180 days worked in the year; OSH Code 2020)โ†—Not verifiedOct 29, 2026
NepalEarned per day worked1 paid day per 20 days workedโ†—13โ†—Oct 29, 2026
UgandaEarned per day worked21 days a year (7 days per 4 months of continuous service; after 6 months)โ†—14โ†—Oct 29, 2026

* The law says โ€œdaysโ€ without saying which, so the figure is shown as stated, not converted and not ranked. Public holidays as listed on each country page (labour data as of Aug 18, 2026 unless re-read since), with their own source. Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Uganda grant leave as a rate (one day per so many days worked), so they are listed last.

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Questions

Paid annual leave by country: common questions

Which country has the most paid annual leave?

Restated as working days on a five-day week, the most statutory paid leave in our data is 30 days, in Kuwait; the least is 6 days, in Nigeria and Thailand. 59 of the 97 countries whose law states its unit give at least 20โ†— working days (four weeks). Collective agreements and employers often give more; these are the legal minimums.

How are calendar days, weeks and working days compared?

Each figure is restated as working days on a five-day week by fixed rules: weeks times five, calendar days times five sevenths, and six-day counts (Werktage, jours ouvrables, laws where Saturday counts) times five sixths. Where the law gives its own five-day-week figure, that is used. Where it says only "days", the figure is shown as stated and marked. The law's own wording, shown beside it, is the one that applies.

Are public holidays included in annual leave?

In most countries public holidays are paid on top of annual leave, and the table shows them separately (for 103 countries) with their own source. The United Kingdom is the main exception: its 5.6 weeksโ†— may include bank holidays.

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