Wish You Had More PTO? These European Countries Have the Most Paid Time Off

Condé Nast Traveler

2 days ago

Do you ever wish you had more PTO? Thanks to Moorepay's Global Paid Leave Report, we have a list of countries with the most paid time off, and it's easier than ever to see how we stand up against the rest of the world. The 2025 report reveals that the US ranks dead last with no guarantee of paid days of annual leave, paid public holidays, or even days off. While some companies in the states can be more generous than others, it's clear that the US falls way behind the paid leave policies of European countries including Italy, Spain, France, Greece, and Cyprus.
Across the pond, UK bank holidays are a part of statutory paid leave, and Moorepay's report classifies all 28 days as 'paid annual leave days'—meaning the UK comes 10th in the world behind countries including Togo, France, and Bahrain.
On the other end of the global chart is Yemen, where workers are entitled to 30 paid annual leave days and 16 paid public holidays, resulting in a world-leading 46 days of total paid leave. That said, the total time off workers are entitled to across the year, based on the average salary, adds just $108 to their bank accounts.
Below, we've crunched the numbers and rounded up the Europe-specific data—these are the countries with the most paid time off.
10. Luxembourg
Paid annual leave days: 26
Paid public holidays: 11
Total time off days: 37
Average earnings during time off: $11,315