Countries by Statutory Minimum Annual Leave Days 2024
About This Dataset
Countries by Statutory Minimum Annual Leave Days 2024
Countries ranked by the number of statutory paid annual leave days employees are legally entitled to in 2024, excluding public holidays. France, Spain, and Brazil all mandate 30 paid leave days by law — far exceeding the global average. The United States is the only wealthy nation with no federal statutory minimum paid leave requirement, leaving paid holiday entirely to employer discretion.
Analysis
France, Spain and Brazil are level at the top on 30 Statutory Paid Leave Days in 2024. Austria follows on 25. The 8 entries cover a range of 30, from 30 down to 0. The field is close behind: 6 of the 8 sit at half the leader's figure or above (15+).
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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France, Spain and Brazil are level at the top on 30 Statutory Paid Leave Days in 2024.
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Average Statutory Paid Leave Days in 2024: 24 · median: 25.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Statutory Paid Leave Days
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
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