New Zealand
NZ desk: New Zealand first; Australia, United States, United Kingdom, euro area, Korea and Taiwan alongside.
−0.44 pp
As of 2025 | % of population ages 15+
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 66.78% |
| 2024 | 67.22% |
| 2023 | 68.83% |
| 2022 | 68.59% |
| 2021 | 67.74% |
| 2020 | 66.65% |
| 2019 | 67.29% |
| 2018 | 67.45% |
| 2017 | 67.14% |
| 2016 | 65.97% |
| 2015 | 64.69% |
| 2014 | 64.60% |
| 2013 | 63.47% |
| 2012 | 62.95% |
| 2011 | 63.49% |
| 2010 | 63.11% |
| 2009 | 63.60% |
| 2008 | 65.14% |
| 2007 | 65.52% |
| 2006 | 65.13% |
| 2005 | 64.64% |
| 2004 | 63.77% |
| 2003 | 62.71% |
| 2002 | 62.56% |
The employment-to-population ratio (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) is employed people as a share of the population aged 15 and over. Latest: 66.78% in 2025.
It is not the unemployment rate. Students, retirees and people outside the labour force sit in the denominator. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 66.78% (2025), previous year 67.22% (2024); low 56.23% (1992), high 68.83% (2023).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).