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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
New Zealand's labour force participation stands at 70.35% as of 2025-12-31, down from 70.55% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, New Zealand's labour force participation was 70.35%, down from 70.55% in 2024.
In 2024, New Zealand's labour force participation was 70.55%, down from 71.5% in 2023.
In 2023, New Zealand's labour force participation was 71.5%, up from 70.93% in 2022.
In 2022, New Zealand's labour force participation was 70.93%, up from 70.4% in 2021.
In 2021, New Zealand's labour force participation was 70.4%, up from 69.86% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.35% | -0.201% |
| 2024 | 70.55% | -0.95% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | +0.574% |
| 2022 | 70.93% | +0.533% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +0.533% |
| 2020 | 69.86% | -0.311% |
| 2019 | 70.17% | -0.332% |
| 2018 | 70.51% | +0.026% |
| 2017 | 70.48% | +0.934% |
| 2016 | 69.55% | +1.15% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | +0.09% |
| 2014 | 68.31% | +0.903% |
| 2013 | 67.41% | -0.235% |
| 2012 | 67.64% | -0.261% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | +0.361% |
| 2010 | 67.54% | -0.205% |
| 2009 | 67.75% | -0.222% |
| 2008 | 67.97% | -0.042% |
| 2007 | 68.01% | +0.268% |
| 2006 | 67.74% | +0.548% |
| 2005 | 67.19% | +0.764% |
| 2004 | 66.43% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 65.83% | -0.214% |
| 2002 | 66.04% | +0.704% |
| 2001 | 65.34% | +0.575% |
| 2000 | 64.77% | +0.108% |
| 1999 | 64.66% | +0.081% |
| 1998 | 64.58% | -0.429% |
| 1997 | 65.01% | -0.149% |
| 1996 | 65.15% | +0.842% |
| 1995 | 64.31% | +0.632% |
| 1994 | 63.68% | +0.813% |
| 1993 | 62.87% | -0.075% |
| 1992 | 62.94% | -0.483% |
| 1991 | 63.43% | -0.065% |
| 1990 | 63.49% | — |
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New Zealand's labour force participation is 70.35% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 70.55% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 71.5% (2023); the lowest is 62.87% (1993), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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