Work & Labour in New Zealand 261 indicators covering work & labour for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0748 % change on previous year 2100 down 110.9% 92nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0721 % change on previous year 2100 down 267.2% 91st Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0776 % change on previous year 2100 down 48.6% 91st Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year 2050 down 21.9% 142nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4877 % change on previous year 2050 down 24.2% 135th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,200 1000 No 2050 up 5.7% 118th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 511.04 1000 No 2050 down 12.4% 139th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,819 1000 No 2100 down 0.5% 119th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,994 1000 No 2100 down 0.4% 115th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,812 1000 No 2100 down 0.4% 118th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 23.2% 159th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per capita 0.001 1000 No per person 2025 down 1.5% 167th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 22.5% 161st Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 down 0.5% 129th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 23.9% 159th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 down 2.4% 134th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 31.1% 160th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita 0.0001 1000 No per person 2025 down 11.6% 157th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.7% 152nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita 0.0008 1000 No per person 2025 down 4.7% 49th Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 69.9 2027 down 0.8% 30th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,072 2027 up 12.4% 112th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 16.1% 162nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square 0.0098 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 17.9% 165th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 14.5% 162nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 3.6% 167th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 10.7% 151st Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 2023 unchanged 1st Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women can take the same jobs as men 1 2023 unchanged 1st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.4% 2025 up 2.9% 27th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.7% 2025 up 0.7% 53rd Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.4% 2025 up 4.4% 33rd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.1% 2025 up 5.1% 21st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 82.6% 2025 up 4.9% 13th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 85.9% 2025 up 2.4% 18th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 79.2% 2025 up 7.6% 15th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 65.8% 2025 up 7.1% 14th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 65.9% 2025 up 3.6% 19th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 65.6% 2025 up 11.2% 12th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates ilo wdi 88.41 2025 up 4.4% 33rd Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 15.0% 2025 up 7.8% 76th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 13.7% 2025 down 1.1% 90th Employment in services (% of total employment) 74.6% 2025 up 3.8% 38th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 64.0% 2025 up 7.6% 44th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 86.4% 2025 up 0.5% 49th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 19.9% 2025 down 9.3% 81st Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 29.1% 2025 down 10.4% 62nd Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 9.8% 2025 down 2.8% 98th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.6% 2025 down 45.1% 139th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.4% 2025 down 48.4% 144th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.7% 2025 down 43.0% 140th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 81.6% 2025 up 2.3% 58th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 78.5% 2025 up 3.3% 56th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 85.0% 2025 up 1.2% 59th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 18.4% 2025 down 9.2% 131st Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 21.5% 2025 down 10.6% 133rd Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 15.0% 2025 down 6.4% 130th Employers, total (% of total employment) 5.8% 2025 down 4.0% 26th Employers, male (% of male employment) 7.4% 2025 down 6.9% 28th Page 1 of 5 Next →