Leave Entitlement Calculator Tyskland 2026

Germany has no statutory paternity leave at all — the shortest maternity leave in this comparison and the lowest statutory annual leave — but it has by far the longest parental leave, with Elternzeit running up to three years per child.

Maternity leave
14 weeks @ 100%
Paternity leave
No statutory leave
Parental leave
156 weeks @ 67%
Annual leave
20 days

Mutterschutz covers 14 weeks at 100% of net pay (six weeks before and eight after the birth, extended to twelve after a multiple or premature birth), funded jointly by the health insurer's Mutterschaftsgeld and an employer top-up under the Mutterschutzgesetz.

There is still no statutory paid paternity leave in Germany: fathers take Elternzeit or unpaid time off instead, which is why this calculator shows 0 days. The EU Work-Life Balance Directive's two-week partner leave has not been transposed into a separate German entitlement.

Elternzeit gives each parent up to 156 weeks (three years) of job-protected leave per child, of which up to 24 months can be shifted to any point before the child's eighth birthday. Income support comes from Elterngeld at roughly 67% of prior net pay for 12–14 months, capped at €1,800 per month, with ElterngeldPlus doubling the duration at half the rate.

Statutory annual leave under the Bundesurlaubsgesetz is 20 days on a five-day week (24 days on a six-day week). Collective agreements routinely raise this to 28–30 days, so the statutory figure is a floor most German employees comfortably exceed.

Orlovsberegner

Orlovsberegner

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Orlovssimulering

🇩🇪 Rettigheder i Tyskland

Barsel

14 uger (100%)

Fædreorlov

0 dage (0%)

Forældreorlov

156 uger (67%)

Årlig ferie

20 dage

Elterngeld: 67% op til €1.950/måned.

Barselsorlov
Simulering for Tyskland

14

uger (98 dage)

100%

af løn

Normal månedlig løn:1.500,00 €
Månedlig under orlov:1.500,00 €
I alt at modtage:4.900,00 €

Sygeorlov i Tyskland:

100% (6 uger), derefter 70%

EU-sammenligning - Årlig ferie
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⚠️ Vejledende værdier baseret på generel 2026-lovgivning. Konsulter social sikring.

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Guide til Forældreorlov og Ferie i EU

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Rettigheder til orlov varierer betydeligt.

Barselsorlov

Fra 14 uger (EU-minimum) til over 20 uger.

Fædreorlov

Spanien tilbyder 16 uger med 100% løn.

Delt Forældreorlov

Sverige leder med 480 dages delt orlov. Danmark tilbyder 52 uger i alt.

Årlig Ferie

EU-minimum er 4 uger. Danmark tilbyder 5 ugers ferie.

Sygeorlov

Tyskland tilbyder 6 uger med 100%, derefter 70%.

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