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

New Zealand: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 67.08 % in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
67.08 %
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
5th
of 79 countries
All-time high
68.06 %
in 2019
All-time low
62.49 %
in 2015
Years of data
10
2011–2020

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

02040602011201520202011: 63.1 %2012: 62.5 %2013: 62.8 %2014: 63 %2015: 62.5 %2016: 66.3 %2017: 68 %2018: 67.2 %2019: 68.1 %2020: 67.1 %

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

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 67.08 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in New Zealand peaked at 68.06 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.49 %, in 2015.

New Zealand ranks 5th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value in New Zealand, 2011 to 2020.
Year % Change
2011 63.14 %
2012 62.54 % -1.0%
2013 62.84 % +0.5%
2014 62.96 % +0.2%
2015 62.49 % -0.7%
2016 66.33 % +6.1%
2017 67.98 % +2.5%
2018 67.25 % -1.1%
2019 68.06 % +1.2%
2020 67.08 % -1.4%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 67.08 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 51.21 %, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 67.08 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.72 %, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 64.84 % 62.49 % 68.06 % 9
2020s 67.08 % 67.08 % 67.08 % 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 82.19 % compare
  2. 2 Mongolia 69.82 % compare
  3. 3 Cabo Verde 32.49 % compare
  4. 3 Georgia 68.8 %
  5. 3 Viet Nam 70.7 % compare
  6. 4 Iceland 67.71 % compare
  7. 4 Türkiye 35.04 %
  8. 6 Malta 66.87 % compare
  9. 7 Switzerland 62.99 % compare
  10. 8 Zambia 62.3 %

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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 67.08 % 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 68.06 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 62.49 % in 2015.
How does New Zealand rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
New Zealand ranks 5th 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 6.2%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), 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, 1,543 data points, 1987–2025
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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.