Gender in New Zealand

228 indicators covering gender for New Zealand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st
Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index 97.5 2023 up 6.1% 15th
Women Business and the Law Index 97.5 2023 up 6.1% 15th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 91.4% 2025 down 8.2% 146th
Share of female employment by economic sector 3.8% 2025 down 3.7% 122nd
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 7 2023 down 12.5% 158th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 34.4 2019 down 3.4% 133rd
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 27.6 2019 down 7.1% 164th
Total Fertility Rate 1.66 2022 down 21.0% 131st
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 77.24 2024 down 4.3% 37th
Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 19.88 years 2018 up 0.6% 7th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 17.86 years 2018 down 0.1% 12th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 35.0% 2025 up 5.1% 39th
Women of reproductive age 1.18 million 2023 up 10.7% 123rd
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 87.1% 2026 up 0.2% 17th
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 5.4% 2020 down 14.5% 180th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 56 2026 up 47.4% 74th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 45.5% 2026 up 45.0% 14th
Share of women in ministerial positions 35.0% 2024 up 18.2% 43rd
Share of women in parliament 45.5% 2025 up 45.0% 12th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 91.68 2020 down 13.2% 56th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 9.3% 2016 up 17.6% 133rd
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 13.1% 2016 down 8.5% 139th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 45.53 2024 up 53.0% 12th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.9 ratio 2026 down 4.3% 10th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 98.3% 2025 down 1.7% 112th
Access to justice women row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 13.3% 2023 down 4.3% 191st
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 145.7 2023 up 44.1% 142nd
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 12.4% 2023 up 29.2% 205th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 13.3% 2023 down 4.3% 208th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 12.3% 2023 up 29.5% 205th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 12.4 2023 up 29.2% 191st
Gender Development Index 0.97 2022 down 0.2% 91st
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 40.0% 2008 up 4.6% 47th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 80.0% 2024 up 23.1% 57th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 85.0% 2024 up 39.3% 34th
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1 2024 down 1.2% 92nd
Gender Inequality Index 0.082 2022 down 47.1% 140th
Suicide Rate 11.92 2021 up 4.7% 47th