ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in New Zealand

New Zealand: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 80.13 % in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
80.13 %
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
23rd
of 79 countries
All-time high
82.08 %
in 2019
All-time low
74.07 %
in 2012
Years of data
10
2011–2020

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in New Zealand, 2011–2020

0204060802011201520202011: 76.1 %2012: 74.1 %2013: 77.4 %2014: 77.2 %2015: 75.3 %2016: 78.7 %2017: 80.6 %2018: 80.2 %2019: 82.1 %2020: 80.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in New Zealand is 80.13 %, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in New Zealand peaked at 82.08 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.07 %, in 2012.

That places New Zealand 23rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value in New Zealand, 2011 to 2020.
Year % Change
2011 76.14 %
2012 74.07 % -2.7%
2013 77.38 % +4.5%
2014 77.25 % -0.2%
2015 75.33 % -2.5%
2016 78.7 % +4.5%
2017 80.58 % +2.4%
2018 80.25 % -0.4%
2019 82.08 % +2.3%
2020 80.13 % -2.4%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 80.13 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 80 %, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 80.13 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.04 %, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 77.98 % 74.07 % 82.08 % 9
2020s 80.13 % 80.13 % 80.13 % 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 20 Portugal 81.09 % compare
  2. 21 Australia 80.33 % compare
  3. 22 Hungary 80.3 % compare
  4. 24 Thailand 80.04 % compare
  5. 25 Lithuania 80 % compare
  6. 26 Denmark 79.97 % compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

More economy & growth data for New Zealand

All data for New Zealand →

Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in New Zealand?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in New Zealand was 80.13 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 82.08 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 74.07 % in 2012.
How does New Zealand rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
New Zealand ranks 23rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in New Zealand. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/ilostat-labour-force-survey-employment-to-population-ratio-by-age-25-to-54-rural-areas-3/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/stat/ilostat-labour-force-survey-employment-to-population-ratio-by-age-25-to-54-rural-areas-3/new-zealand/">ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in New Zealand</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,541 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.