New Zealand
NZ desk: New Zealand first; Australia, United States, United Kingdom, euro area, Korea and Taiwan alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of total employment
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.57% |
| 2024 | 12.71% |
| 2023 | 13.07% |
| 2022 | 13.24% |
| 2021 | 13.51% |
| 2020 | 13.83% |
| 2019 | 13.65% |
| 2018 | 13.84% |
| 2017 | 14.01% |
| 2016 | 14.13% |
| 2015 | 14.20% |
| 2014 | 14.24% |
| 2013 | 14.26% |
| 2012 | 14.25% |
| 2011 | 14.22% |
| 2010 | 14.19% |
| 2009 | 14.16% |
| 2008 | 14.18% |
| 2007 | 14.30% |
| 2006 | 14.54% |
| 2005 | 14.77% |
| 2004 | 15.01% |
| 2003 | 15.23% |
| 2002 | 15.41% |
Vulnerable employment (SL.EMP.VULN.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) is own-account and contributing-family workers as a share of employment. Latest: 12.57% in 2025.
These jobs usually lack formal contracts and social insurance. A high share is not the same as a low wage, but it is the usual companion of informal work. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 12.57% (2025), previous year 12.71% (2024); low 12.57% (2025), high 16.01% (1994).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).