Annual leave around the world
Verified statutory leave comparison. Legal “days” are not always comparable: some systems count calendar days or Saturdays. We show a normalized five-day-workweek value only where a sensible conversion is possible.
| Country | Continent | Comparable 5-day-week equivalent | Local statutory entitlement | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 UK | Europe | 28 | 5.6 weeks (28 days for a 5-day worker) | GOV.UK ↗ |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | Europe | 26 | At least 26 working days | Luxembourg — Guichet.lu ↗ |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | Europe | 25 | 5 weeks (25 days on a 5-day week) | Austria — oesterreich.gv.at ↗ |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | Europe | 25 | 5 weeks (about 25 days on a 5-day week) | Life in Denmark / FerieKonto ↗ |
| 🇫🇷 France | Europe | 25 | 5 weeks (30 jours ouvrables; ≈25 five-day workdays) | Service-Public.fr ↗ |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | Europe | 25 | 25 days of annual leave | Sweden — Government Offices / Annual Leave Act ↗ |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | Europe | 22 | At least 22 working days | Portugal — gov.pt ↗ |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | Europe | 21 | 25 virkedager (normally 4 weeks + 1 day) | Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority ↗ |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | Oceania | 20 | 4 weeks (20 days for a 5-day worker) | Fair Work Ombudsman ↗ |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | Europe | 20 | Up to 4 weeks (normally 20 days on a 5-day schedule) | Belgian FPS Employment ↗ |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | Europe | 20 | At least 4 weeks | Croatia — Government Point of Single Contact ↗ |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | Europe | 20 | At least 4 weeks | Czech Republic — Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs ↗ |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | Europe | 20 | 24 Werktage (≈20 days on a 5-day week) | German Federal Ministry of Justice – BUrlG §3 ↗ |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | Europe | 20 | 4 working weeks (normally 20 days on a 5-day week) | Citizens Information Ireland ↗ |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | Europe | 20 | At least 4 weeks | Italy — Ministry of Labour and Social Policies ↗ |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Europe | 20 | 4 × weekly working hours (20 days for a 5-day worker) | Government of the Netherlands ↗ |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | Oceania | 20 | 4 weeks after 12 months | Employment New Zealand ↗ |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | Europe | 20 | 20 days; 26 days with at least 10 years’ qualifying service | Poland — State Labour Inspection ↗ |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Europe | 20 | At least 4 weeks (5 weeks until age 20) | Switzerland — ch.ch ↗ |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Africa | 15 | 21 consecutive days per annual-leave cycle | South Africa Department of Employment and Labour ↗ |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | North America | 10 | Federal: 2 weeks after 1 year; 3 after 5; 4 after 10 | Government of Canada ↗ |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Asia | 10 | 10 days after 6 months, rising with service to 20 days | Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare ↗ |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | Other | 7 | 7 days after 12 months, rising to 14 days | Hong Kong Labour Department ↗ |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Asia | 7 | 7 days in year 1, rising to 14 days from year 8 | Singapore Ministry of Manpower ↗ |
| 🇺🇸 United States | North America | 0 | No general federal statutory paid vacation minimum | U.S. Department of Labor ↗ |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | South America | — | 30 days after a 12-month acquisition period | Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment ↗ |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | Europe | — | 2 days/month initially; 2.5 days/month after 1 year | Finland — Suomi.fi ↗ |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | Asia | — | 21 days; 30 after 5 consecutive years with employer | Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development ↗ |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | Europe | — | At least 30 calendar days | Spain — General State Administration ↗ |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | Asia | — | 30 days after 1 year (private sector) | UAE Government ↗ |
This is a planning aid, not employment-law advice. Entitlement can depend on tenure, work pattern, sector, contract, collective agreement and regional law.