New Zealand · annual SERIES
Labour force participation in New Zealand
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
70.35%%
2025Observation year
-0.20 pp from 2024
% · ILOSTAT via World Bank WDI · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.352 | present |
| 2024 | 70.553 | present |
| 2023 | 71.503 | present |
| 2022 | 70.929 | present |
| 2021 | 70.396 | present |
| 2020 | 69.863 | present |
| 2019 | 70.174 | present |
| 2018 | 70.506 | present |
| 2017 | 70.48 | present |
| 2016 | 69.546 | present |
| 2015 | 68.399 | present |
| 2014 | 68.309 | present |
| 2013 | 67.406 | present |
| 2012 | 67.641 | present |
| 2011 | 67.902 | present |
| 2010 | 67.541 | present |
| 2009 | 67.746 | present |
| 2008 | 67.968 | present |
| 2007 | 68.01 | present |
| 2006 | 67.742 | present |
| 2005 | 67.194 | present |
| 2004 | 66.43 | present |
| 2003 | 65.83 | present |
| 2002 | 66.044 | present |
| 2001 | 65.34 | present |
| 2000 | 64.765 | present |
Definition & method
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
What to keep in mind
- Modelled ILO estimates for both sexes ages 15+. Estimates differ from national survey series.
- Annual 2000–2025 selection; unavailable values remain missing.
- The ILO modelled series includes unlabelled imputed observations with high uncertainty. Country comparisons and rankings are disabled; same-country comparisons retain this caution.