Gender in New Zealand 228 indicators covering gender for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Female migrants 51.6% 2020 up 0.2% 57th Time-related underemployment, female 6.2% 2020 up 3.1% 26th Time-related underemployment, male 2.7% 2020 up 9.4% 54th Age at first marriage, female 30.5 2006 up 20.1% 26th Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 35 2024 up 18.2% 43rd Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 7.7% 2019 up 20.3% 181st Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 4.14 2019 up 4.0% 139th Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 11.3% 2019 up 10.8% 181st Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 132 2019 down 0.8% 9th Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 81.9 2019 up 23.9% 139th Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 120 2019 down 0.8% 20th Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 131 2019 down 0.8% 18th Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 308.86 2019 down 13.4% 165th Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.9% 2026 down 4.5% 12th Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate 10 2016 up 25.0% 87th Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel 96.5 2019 down 0.2% 100th Low pay rate 4.99 2025 down 64.1% 79th Number of daily smokers, men and women 291,003 2012 down 17.5% 132nd SDG indicator 1.3.1: Proportion of population covered by social 100 2023 unchanged 1st Age at first marriage, male 32 2006 up 17.6% 34th Female homicide victims 29 homicides 2022 up 38.1% 66th Female homicide rate 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 up 20.5% 71st Male homicide victims 46 homicides 2022 up 130.0% 81st Male homicide rate 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 up 94.7% 90th Inactivity rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 28.68 2022 — 69th Discrimination access to credit gender, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Female share of low pay earners 56.3 2011 down 3.6% 13th Human trafficking victims 14 number 2024 — 110th Human trafficking victims 14 number 2024 — 110th Global Gender Gap Index 0.8412 2022 up 7.8% 4th Gender of the head of state, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 29.5 2025 down 5.5% 68th Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women 15.36 litres pure alcohol 2019 down 4.4% 37th Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education 34.96 2017 up 3.8% 43rd Working-age population 4,113 2022 — 53rd Rural population, female 6.7% 2015 down 1.7% 167th Rural population, male 7.0% 2015 down 1.8% 169th Urban population, female 44.2% 2015 up 0.0% 20th Urban population, male 42.1% 2015 up 0.6% 30th Average effective age of retirement for women 66.4 years 2018 up 3.3% 8th Gender of chief executive, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2023 unchanged 5th Gender of the head of government, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2023 unchanged 4th Share of women among low pay earners 56.3% 2011 down 3.6% 15th Average usual weekly hours worked, women 15 years and older 33.09 Hours 2016 up 1.7% 32nd Average age of women at marriage 29.6 years 2021 up 4.2% 25th Adjusted gender parity index for achieving a minimum proficiency 1.01 2022 up 3.3% 19th Working-age foreign-born population 1,254 2022 — 14th Employed foreign-born population 913.3 2022 — 13th ← Previous Page 4 of 4