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New Zealand Average Labor Force Participation 1990-2025

Name: New Zealand Labor Force Participation
Creator: World Bank
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67.19% 36 data points

Labor force participation rate · World Bank

New Zealand's average labor force participation from 1990 to 2025 was 67.19%, based on 36 data points.

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Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	70.35%	−0.20pp	26th
2024	70.55%	−0.95pp	27th
2023	71.50%	+0.57pp	25th
2022	70.93%	+0.53pp	27th
2021	70.40%	+0.53pp	28th
2020	69.86%	−0.31pp	24th
2019	70.17%	−0.33pp	28th
2018	70.51%	+0.03pp	29th
2017	70.48%	+0.93pp	29th
2016	69.55%	+1.15pp	34th
2015	68.40%	+0.09pp	38th
2014	68.31%	+0.90pp	39th
2013	67.41%	−0.23pp	43rd
2012	67.64%	−0.26pp	41st
2011	67.90%	+0.36pp	38th
2010	67.54%	−0.20pp	43rd
2009	67.75%	−0.22pp	46th
2008	67.97%	−0.04pp	45th
2007	68.01%	+0.27pp	43rd
2006	67.74%	+0.55pp	44th
2005	67.19%	+0.76pp	47th
2004	66.43%	+0.60pp	54th
2003	65.83%	−0.21pp	55th
2002	66.04%	+0.70pp	55th
2001	65.34%	+0.58pp	64th
2000	64.77%	+0.11pp	66th
1999	64.66%	+0.08pp	68th
1998	64.58%	−0.43pp	68th
1997	65.01%	−0.15pp	64th
1996	65.15%	+0.84pp	61st
1995	64.31%	+0.63pp	66th
1994	63.68%	+0.81pp	71st
1993	62.87%	−0.08pp	78th
1992	62.94%	−0.48pp	79th
1991	63.43%	−0.07pp	76th
1990	63.49%	–	76th

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