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.

Countries by Statutory Minimum Annual Leave Days 2024

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
8
8 categories  ·  1 year
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Top Value
30
France
Statutory Paid Leave Days · 2024
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Metrics
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Statutory Paid Leave Days
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Period
2024
Single year snapshot

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.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Statutory Paid Leave Days · ranked by 2024

✓ 8 sourced
# Category 2024 Source
🥇 France 30
🥈 Spain 30
🥉 Brazil 30
4 Austria 25
5 Germany 20
6 Finland 20
7 Japan 10
8 United States 0

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

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