DDI_WLD_2022_WFHLL_v01_M WORLD Policy Analysis Center Development Data Group 2025-09-25 NADA Identical to a metadata (int-world-wfhll-2023-v1) published on DataFirst microdata repository (https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/dataportal/index.php/catalog). Some of the metadata fields have been edited. WORLD Family Health Leave Laws 2022 WFHLL 2022 WLD_2022_WFHLL_v01_M WORLD Policy Analysis Center MetadataEditor Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Conrad N. Hilton Foundation William and Flora Hewlett Foundation DataFirst Support Other Version 01: Edited anonymised data for distribution as public access share-alike data. Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo, Dem. Rep. Congo, Rep. Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia, The Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, Dem. People's Rep. Korea, Rep. Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg North Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Fed. Sts. Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Samoa San Marino São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan Suriname Eswatini Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe The data is at the level of country and includes all 193 UN member states. Legislation WORLD Policy Analysis Center Other DataFirst world-fhll-2022-v1 193 92 country name 193 iso 2 193 iso3 193 un region 193 Americas East Asia & Pacific Europe & Central Asia Middle East & North Africa South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa world bank country income group 193 1 4 1 low-income 2 middle-income 4 high-income fnlv leave 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 3 unpaid leave only 5 yes, paid leave fh_ds leave 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 3 unpaid leave only 5 yes, paid leave felv leave 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 3 unpaid leave only 5 yes, paid leave emlv leave 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 3 unpaid leave only 5 yes, paid leave any leave for children's health needs 193 1 5 1 no, no leave 2 leave only available to mothers 3 unpaid leave only for parents 5 yes, paid leave for parents leave specifically for children's health needs 193 1 5 1 no, no leave 2 leave only available to mothers 3 unpaid leave only for parents 5 yes, paid leave for parents any leave for children's everyday health needs 193 1 5 1 no, no leave 2 leave only available to mothers 3 unpaid leave only for parents 5 yes, paid leave for parents leave specifically for children's everyday health needs 193 1 5 1 no, no leave 2 leave only available to mothers 3 unpaid leave only for parents 5 yes, paid leave for parents duration of paid leave for everyday health needs (age 2) 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than 1 week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 3.9 weeks 5 4 weeks or more, or leave available as needed duration of paid leave for everyday health needs (age 5) 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than 1 week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 3.9 weeks 5 4 weeks or more, or leave available as needed duration of paid leave for everyday health needs (age 8) 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than 1 week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 3.9 weeks 5 4 weeks or more, or leave available as needed duration of paid leave for everyday health needs (age 12) 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than 1 week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 3.9 weeks 5 4 weeks or more, or leave available as needed duration of paid leave for everyday health needs (age 15) 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than 1 week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 3.9 weeks 5 4 weeks or more, or leave available as needed duration of paid leave for serious health needs (age 2) 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than 2 weeks 3 2 - 5.9 weeks 4 6 - 25.9 weeks 5 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until duration of paid leave for serious health needs (age 5) 192 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than 2 weeks 3 2 - 5.9 weeks 4 6 - 25.9 weeks 5 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until Sysmiss duration of paid leave for serious health needs (age 8) 192 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than 2 weeks 3 2 - 5.9 weeks 4 6 - 25.9 weeks 5 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until Sysmiss duration of paid leave for serious health needs (age 12) 192 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than 2 weeks 3 2 - 5.9 weeks 4 6 - 25.9 weeks 5 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until Sysmiss duration of paid leave for serious health needs (age 15) 192 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than 2 weeks 3 2 - 5.9 weeks 4 6 - 25.9 weeks 5 26 weeks or more, for duration of hospitalization, or until Sysmiss duration of paid leave for disability-specific health needs (age 2) 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than 1 week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 3.9 weeks 5 4 weeks or more, or leave available as needed duration of paid leave for disability-specific health needs (age 5) 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than 1 week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 3.9 weeks 5 4 weeks or more, or leave available as needed duration of paid leave for disability-specific health needs (age 8) 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than 1 week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 3.9 weeks 5 4 weeks or more, or leave available as needed duration of paid leave for disability-specific health needs (age 12) 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than 1 week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 3.9 weeks 5 4 weeks or more, or leave available as needed duration of paid leave for disability-specific health needs (age 15) 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than 1 week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 3.9 weeks 5 4 weeks or more, or leave available as needed min wage replacement rate for children's everyday health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate, adjusted flat rate, or percent of unemployment be 3 25% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replacement rate for children's everyday health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate, adjusted flat rate, or percent of unemployment be 3 25% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% min wage replacement rate for children's serious health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate, adjusted flat rate, or percent of unemployment be 3 25% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replacement rate for children's serious health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate, adjusted flat rate, or percent of unemployment be 3 25% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% paid leave to care for grandchild's health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 no explicit guarantee for grandparents 3 leave available for dependents 4 leave available for grandparents living in the same househol 5 guaranteed for grandparents any leave for adult family member's health needs 193 1 5 1 no, no leave 3 unpaid leave only 5 yes, paid leave min wage replacement rate for any leave for adult family member health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate, adjusted flat rate, or percent of unemployment be 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replacement rate for any leave for adult family member health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate, adjusted flat rate, or percent of unemployment be 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% leave specifically for adult child health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 for dependents only 3 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living within the househ 4 paid for those living in the household 5 paid leave 9 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living outside the house leave specifically for grandparent health needs 193 1 9 1 no paid leave 2 for dependents only 3 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living within the househ 4 paid for those living in the household 5 paid leave 9 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living outside the house leave specifically for parent-in-law health needs 193 1 9 1 no paid leave 2 for dependents only 3 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living within the househ 4 paid for those living in the household 5 paid leave 9 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living outside the house leave specifically for parent health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 for dependents only 3 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living within the househ 4 paid for those living in the household 5 paid leave 9 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living outside the house leave specifically for partner health needs 193 1 9 1 no paid leave 2 for dependents only 3 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living within the househ 4 paid for those living in the household 5 paid leave 9 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living outside the house leave specifically for sibling health needs 193 1 9 1 no paid leave 2 for dependents only 3 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living within the househ 4 paid for those living in the household 5 paid leave 9 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living outside the house leave specifically for spouse health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 for dependents only 3 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living within the househ 4 paid for those living in the household 5 paid leave 9 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living outside the house any leave for adult child health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 for dependents only 3 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living within the househ 4 paid for those living in the household 5 paid leave 9 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living outside the house any leave for grandparent health needs 193 1 9 1 no paid leave 2 for dependents only 3 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living within the househ 4 paid for those living in the household 5 paid leave 9 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living outside the house any leave for parent-in-law health needs 193 1 9 1 no paid leave 2 for dependents only 3 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living within the househ 4 paid for those living in the household 5 paid leave 9 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living outside the house any leave for parent health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 for dependents only 3 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living within the househ 4 paid for those living in the household 5 paid leave 9 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living outside the house any leave for partner health needs 193 1 9 1 no paid leave 2 for dependents only 3 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living within the househ 4 paid for those living in the household 5 paid leave 9 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living outside the house any leave for sibling health needs 193 1 9 1 no paid leave 2 for dependents only 3 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living within the househ 4 paid for those living in the household 5 paid leave 9 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living outside the house any leave for spouse health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 for dependents only 3 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living within the househ 4 paid for those living in the household 5 paid leave 9 for 'family members' or 'relatives' living outside the house duration of paid leave specifically for adult child health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than one week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 5.9 weeks 5 6 weeks or more duration of paid leave specifically for grandparent health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than one week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 5.9 weeks 5 6 weeks or more duration of paid leave specifically for parent-in-law health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than one week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 5.9 weeks 5 6 weeks or more duration of paid leave specifically for parent health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than one week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 5.9 weeks 5 6 weeks or more duration of paid leave specifically for partner health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than one week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 5.9 weeks 5 6 weeks or more duration of paid leave specifically for sibling health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than one week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 5.9 weeks 5 6 weeks or more duration of paid leave specifically for spouse health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than one week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 5.9 weeks 5 6 weeks or more duration of any paid leave for adult child health needs 191 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than one week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 5.9 weeks 5 6 weeks or more Sysmiss duration of any paid leave for grandparent health needs 191 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than one week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 5.9 weeks 5 6 weeks or more Sysmiss duration of any paid leave for parent-in-law health needs 191 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than one week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 5.9 weeks 5 6 weeks or more Sysmiss duration of any paid leave for parent health needs 191 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than one week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 5.9 weeks 5 6 weeks or more Sysmiss duration of any paid leave for partner health needs 191 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than one week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 5.9 weeks 5 6 weeks or more Sysmiss duration of any paid leave for sibling health needs 191 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than one week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 5.9 weeks 5 6 weeks or more Sysmiss duration of any paid leave for spouse health needs 191 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 less than one week 3 1 - 1.9 weeks 4 2 - 5.9 weeks 5 6 weeks or more Sysmiss min wage replace rate of leave specifically for adult child health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% min wage replace rate of leave specifically for grandparent health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% min wage replace rate of leave specifically for parent-in-law health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% min wage replace rate of leave specifically for parent health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% min wage replace rate of leave specifically for partner health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% min wage replace rate of leave specifically for sibling health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% min wage replace rate of leave specifically for spouse health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replace rate of leave specifically for adult child health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replace rate of leave specifically for grandparent health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replace rate of leave specifically for parent-in-law health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replace rate of leave specifically for parent health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replace rate of leave specifically for partner health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replace rate of leave specifically for sibling health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replace rate of leave specifically for spouse health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replace rate of any leave for adult child health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replace rate of any leave for grandparent health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replace rate of any leave for parent-in-law health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replace rate of any leave for parent health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replace rate of any leave for partner health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replace rate of any leave for sibling health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% max wage replace rate of any leave for spouse health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% min wage replace rate of any leave for adult child health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% min wage replace rate of any leave for grandparent health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% min wage replace rate of any leave for parent-in-law health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% min wage replace rate of any leave for parent health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% min wage replace rate of any leave for partner health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% min wage replace rate of any leave for sibling health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100% min wage replace rate of any leave for spouse health needs 193 1 5 1 no paid leave 2 flat rate or adjusted flat rate 3 40% - 59% 4 60% - 79% 5 80% - 100%