Iceland vs New Zealand: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by

Iceland
85.53 %
in 2024
New Zealand
82.7 %
in 2020
Iceland rank
3rd
New Zealand rank
5th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by over time

  • Iceland
  • New Zealand
020406080199520092024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 85.53 % against 82.7 % in New Zealand, a difference of 2.83 %.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 5th of 79 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland New Zealand Difference Ahead
2010s 83.77 % 80.78 % 2.99 % Iceland
2020s 82.76 % 82.7 % 0.06 % Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by, Iceland or New Zealand?
Iceland, at 85.53 % against 82.7 % in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by between Iceland and New Zealand?
2.83 %, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2020.
How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Iceland ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 5th of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iceland vs New Zealand: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/ilostat-labour-force-survey-labour-force-participation-rate-by-age-55-to-64-rural-areas/iceland/new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/ilostat-labour-force-survey-labour-force-participation-rate-by-age-55-to-64-rural-areas/iceland/new-zealand/">Iceland vs New Zealand: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,536 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.