New Zealand - Female Labor Participation 2006
60.66%
+0.56pp from 2005
New Zealand's female labor participation was 60.66% in 2006, increased +0.56pp from 60.10% in 2005. This was the 43rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2006▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tanzania | 87.12% | 0.6% |
| 2nd | Mozambique | 85.77% | -0.8% |
| 3rd | Madagascar | 84.10% | 0.0% |
| 4th | Solomon Islands | 82.74% | 0.0% |
| 5th | Cameroon | 78.08% | 0.0% |
| 6th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 77.63% | 0.1% |
| 7th | Burundi | 77.06% | -1.7% |
| 8th | Malawi | 76.75% | -1.8% |
| 9th | Nigeria | 76.73% | 0.0% |
| 10th | Burkina Faso | 75.81% | -0.3% |
| 11th | Angola | 75.63% | 0.0% |
| 12th | Cambodia | 74.89% | -0.3% |
| 13th | Eritrea | 74.02% | -0.1% |
| 14th | Vanuatu | 73.90% | -0.3% |
| 15th | Liberia | 71.78% | 0.0% |
| 16th | Iceland | 71.73% | 1.2% |
| 17th | South Sudan | 71.30% | 0.2% |
| 18th | Uganda | 70.96% | -0.1% |
| 19th | Kenya | 70.82% | 0.1% |
| 20th | Viet Nam | 70.73% | 0.5% |
| 21st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 70.09% | -1.7% |
| 22nd | Bahamas, The | 69.10% | 0.2% |
| 23rd | Niger | 68.70% | -0.1% |
| 24th | Ghana | 68.08% | -0.2% |
| 25th | Peru | 67.54% | 5.0% |
| 26th | Benin | 67.19% | 0.7% |
| 27th | Congo, Republic of | 66.92% | 0.2% |
| 28th | Central African Republic | 65.88% | 0.0% |
| 29th | China | 65.40% | -0.6% |
| 30th | Kazakhstan | 65.02% | 0.6% |
| 31st | Barbados | 64.68% | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Bhutan | 64.33% | 0.9% |
| 33rd | Thailand | 64.28% | -1.5% |
| 34th | Sierra Leone | 64.07% | -1.4% |
| 35th | Timor-Leste | 64.04% | 0.3% |
| 36th | Norway | 64.01% | 1.1% |
| 37th | Lesotho | 62.47% | -1.1% |
| 38th | Georgia | 62.09% | -1.6% |
| 39th | Denmark | 61.30% | 1.1% |
| 40th | Canada | 61.27% | 0.5% |
| 41st | Azerbaijan | 61.16% | -2.9% |
| 42nd | Zimbabwe | 60.87% | -0.1% |
| 43rd | New Zealand | 60.66% | 0.9% |
| 44th | Mali | 60.51% | 0.0% |
| 45th | Virgin Islands (US) | 60.02% | 1.0% |
| 46th | Switzerland | 59.76% | 0.7% |
| 47th | Netherlands | 59.76% | 0.4% |
| 48th | Sweden | 59.23% | 0.2% |
| 49th | New Caledonia | 59.12% | 0.2% |
| 50th | Macao SAR, China | 58.92% | 3.4% |
| 51st | Haiti | 58.84% | 0.8% |
| 52nd | Finland | 58.34% | 0.3% |
| 53rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 58.18% | -0.2% |
| 54th | United States | 58.16% | 0.2% |
| 55th | Guinea | 58.08% | -2.0% |
| 56th | Lao PDR | 57.60% | -0.4% |
| 57th | Australia | 57.58% | 0.9% |
| 58th | St. Lucia | 57.57% | 1.5% |
| 59th | Moldova | 57.26% | 4.1% |
| 60th | Brazil | 56.55% | -0.6% |
| 61st | Côte d'Ivoire | 56.41% | 1.8% |
| 62nd | Chad | 56.38% | -1.1% |
| 63rd | Brunei Darussalam | 56.26% | 0.1% |
| 64th | Jamaica | 56.18% | -0.4% |
| 65th | Ireland | 55.74% | 1.4% |
| 66th | Belarus | 55.72% | 0.6% |
| 67th | Guinea-Bissau | 55.72% | 0.0% |
| 68th | Israel | 55.65% | 0.7% |
| 69th | Russian Federation | 55.58% | 0.8% |
| 70th | Togo | 55.53% | 0.1% |
| 71st | Portugal | 55.52% | 0.4% |
| 72nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 55.40% | 0.7% |
| 73rd | United Kingdom | 55.38% | 0.9% |
| 74th | Guam | 55.19% | 0.7% |
| 75th | Singapore | 55.06% | 2.5% |
| 76th | Estonia | 54.66% | 2.1% |
| 77th | Kyrgyz Republic | 54.43% | -0.8% |
| 78th | Cyprus | 54.30% | 1.5% |
| 79th | Rwanda | 54.03% | 0.1% |
| 80th | Mongolia | 53.93% | 0.1% |
| 81st | Botswana | 53.28% | 1.3% |
| 82nd | Armenia | 53.24% | -0.2% |
| 83rd | Slovenia | 53.22% | 0.8% |
| 84th | Myanmar | 53.03% | -0.9% |
| 85th | Ecuador | 52.70% | 1.5% |
| 86th | Ukraine | 52.60% | -0.1% |
| 87th | Equatorial Guinea | 52.25% | -0.1% |
| 88th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 52.02% | 0.7% |
| 89th | Latvia | 51.95% | 3.1% |
| 90th | Germany | 51.76% | 2.1% |
| 91st | Uruguay | 51.62% | 3.5% |
| 92nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.57% | 1.7% |
| 93rd | Austria | 51.54% | 1.3% |
| 94th | Channel Islands | 51.33% | 0.4% |
| 95th | Zambia | 51.31% | 0.1% |
| 96th | Paraguay | 50.99% | -8.4% |
| 97th | Korea | 50.83% | 0.3% |
| 98th | Colombia | 50.56% | -1.1% |
| 99th | Slovak Republic | 50.55% | -1.2% |
| 100th | Czechia | 50.53% | -0.3% |
| 101st | France | 50.23% | 0.2% |
| 102nd | Namibia | 50.17% | 1.0% |
| 103rd | Lithuania | 50.08% | -1.1% |
| 104th | Argentina | 49.74% | 1.3% |
| 105th | Japan | 48.40% | 0.2% |
| 106th | European Union | 48.36% | 0.9% |
| 107th | Papua New Guinea | 48.10% | -0.2% |
| 108th | South Africa | 47.85% | 0.3% |
| 109th | Philippines | 47.60% | 0.3% |
| 110th | Spain | 47.60% | 3.1% |
| 111th | Qatar | 47.43% | -0.6% |
| 112th | French Polynesia | 47.32% | -0.1% |
| 113th | Hungary | 46.93% | 0.2% |
| 114th | Poland | 46.92% | -1.5% |
| 115th | Panama | 46.80% | -2.4% |
| 116th | Cabo Verde | 46.76% | 1.1% |
| 117th | Bulgaria | 46.74% | 4.7% |
| 118th | Albania | 46.65% | -1.2% |
| 119th | Turkmenistan | 46.20% | -2.6% |
| 120th | Luxembourg | 46.14% | 1.1% |
| 121st | Kuwait | 46.03% | -0.1% |
| 122nd | Indonesia | 46.01% | -0.2% |
| 123rd | El Salvador | 45.92% | 1.5% |
| 124th | Belgium | 45.82% | 0.3% |
| 125th | Eswatini | 45.49% | 0.3% |
| 126th | Croatia | 45.42% | 0.1% |
| 127th | Gambia, The | 45.00% | -0.7% |
| 128th | Serbia | 44.65% | -0.6% |
| 129th | Tonga | 43.91% | -0.3% |
| 130th | Costa Rica | 43.31% | -0.8% |
| 131st | Malaysia | 43.03% | 0.9% |
| 132nd | Belize | 42.91% | 1.2% |
| 133rd | Mexico | 42.33% | 2.9% |
| 134th | Romania | 42.20% | 0.3% |
| 135th | Guatemala | 41.86% | -0.2% |
| 136th | Samoa | 41.81% | -0.1% |
| 137th | Montenegro | 41.64% | -0.2% |
| 138th | Greece | 41.61% | 0.9% |
| 139th | North Macedonia | 41.56% | -2.4% |
| 140th | Mauritius | 41.48% | 0.7% |
| 141st | Chile | 41.29% | 2.9% |
| 142nd | Nicaragua | 40.98% | 2.1% |
| 143rd | Dominican Republic | 40.60% | 2.0% |
| 144th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40.52% | -0.1% |
| 145th | Cuba | 40.00% | 2.6% |
| 146th | Gabon | 38.93% | 0.6% |
| 147th | Bahrain | 38.62% | 2.7% |
| 148th | Uzbekistan | 38.56% | -0.6% |
| 149th | Honduras | 38.46% | -7.1% |
| 150th | United Arab Emirates | 38.32% | 3.1% |
| 151st | Puerto Rico (US) | 37.92% | 0.9% |
| 152nd | Italy | 37.89% | 0.4% |
| 153rd | Suriname | 37.62% | 2.0% |
| 154th | Maldives | 36.96% | -0.3% |
| 155th | Guyana | 36.83% | 1.8% |
| 156th | Fiji | 36.71% | 5.0% |
| 157th | Tajikistan | 36.60% | -6.5% |
| 158th | Sri Lanka | 34.88% | -0.7% |
| 159th | India | 33.50% | -3.9% |
| 160th | Senegal | 33.37% | 0.1% |
| 161st | Comoros | 32.64% | 0.0% |
| 162nd | Libya | 32.55% | 1.2% |
| 163rd | Malta | 30.18% | 1.0% |
| 164th | Bangladesh | 29.24% | 0.2% |
| 165th | Mauritania | 27.85% | -0.3% |
| 166th | Sudan | 26.14% | -1.0% |
| 167th | Morocco | 25.78% | 1.0% |
| 168th | Oman | 25.11% | 0.8% |
| 169th | Tunisia | 24.49% | 3.3% |
| 170th | Türkiye | 23.43% | 1.3% |
| 171st | Nepal | 22.83% | 1.4% |
| 172nd | São Tomé and Principe | 22.75% | 0.0% |
| 173rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 21.26% | 3.9% |
| 174th | Lebanon | 20.75% | 1.1% |
| 175th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 20.66% | -0.6% |
| 176th | Pakistan | 18.95% | 3.3% |
| 177th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 18.04% | -3.4% |
| 178th | Saudi Arabia | 17.52% | 2.9% |
| 179th | Djibouti | 16.66% | 0.5% |
| 180th | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.39% | -7.0% |
| 181st | Afghanistan | 14.45% | 1.0% |
| 182nd | West Bank and Gaza | 13.50% | 5.6% |
| 183rd | Yemen, Republic of | 13.35% | -6.8% |
| 184th | Algeria | 13.23% | 2.1% |
| 185th | Iraq | 11.89% | 3.4% |
| 186th | Jordan | 11.58% | 1.7% |
FAQ
What was New Zealand's female labor participation in 2006?▾
New Zealand's female labor participation in 2006 was 60.66%. This ranked 43rd globally.
How did New Zealand's female labor participation change in 2006?▾
New Zealand's female labor participation increased by 0.9% in 2006 compared to 2005.
Which country had the highest female labor participation in 2006?▾
Tanzania had the highest female labor participation in 2006 at 87.12%.
What is the female labor participation of New Zealand in 2006?▾
The female labor participation of New Zealand in 2006 was 60.66%. This ranked 43rd globally.
How does 2006 compare to 2005 for New Zealand's female labor participation?▾
New Zealand's female labor participation went from 60.10% in 2005 to 60.66% in 2006, a 0.9% increase.
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