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    Parental leave benefits

    Paternity leave for eligible cohabiting fathers
    77 days
    2024
    Maternity leave for eligible cohabiting mothers
    242 days
    2024

    How many days of parental leave do fathers and mothers take with parental leave benefits and/or salary? Here, you can find statistics on parental leave broken down by gender and education, as well as information on the total number of leave days parents take before and after the birth of their child.

    Selected statistics on Parental leave benefits

    This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Parental leave benefits. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

    Paternity leave broken down by education level

    Here you can see the development of paternity leave (with parental leave benefits) for cohabiting fathers, broken down by education level. The figure includes fathers who are eligible for parental leave benefits.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Cohabiting parents leave before birth and in the child's first year of life (BARSEL05)

    Maternity leave broken down by education level

    Here you can see the development of maternity leave (with parental leave benefits) for cohabiting mothers, broken down by education level. The figure includes mothers who are eligible for parental leave benefits.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Cohabiting parents leave before birth and in the child's first year of life (BARSEL05)

    Leave days with at least one parent

    Here you can see the development in the number of days where at least one parent is on leave with the child during the child's first year. This only applies to cohabiting parents, where both are eligible for parental leave benefits.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Cohabiting parents leave before birth and in the child's first year of life (BARSEL05)
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    Absence from work
    Here you can see how much work absence employees have due to their own illness, child illness, and parental leave.
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    Births
    Here you can see how many children are born in Denmark each year.

    Paternity leave with and without salary

    Here you can see the development of paternity leave, broken down by the number of days with salary (where the employer receives the statutory pay) and the number of days without salary (where parental leave benefits is paid instead of a salary). The figure includes all individuals in the father role who live with the child’s mother and are eligible for parental leave benefits.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Cohabiting parents leave before birth and in the child's first year of life (BARSEL05)

    Maternity leave with and without salary

    Here you can see the development of maternity leave, broken down by the number of days with salary (where the employer receives the statutory pay) and the number of days without salary (where parental leave benefits is paid instead of a salary). The figure shows mothers who are eligible for parental leave benefits and live with the child’s father or other adults who have taken on the parental role.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Cohabiting parents leave before birth and in the child's first year of life (BARSEL05)

    On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

    Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

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