New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • New Zealand labor force participation rate for 2022 was 66.18%, a 1.31% increase from 2021.
  • New Zealand labor force participation rate for 2021 was 64.87%, a 1.98% increase from 2020.
  • New Zealand labor force participation rate for 2020 was 62.89%, a 0.65% decline from 2019.
  • New Zealand labor force participation rate for 2019 was 63.54%, a 0.18% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 78.63%
Netherlands 72.22%
Australia 70.90%
New Zealand 66.18%
Switzerland 65.41%
Qatar 65.04%
Canada 64.39%
Norway 63.85%
Denmark 61.49%
Austria 57.04%
Sweden 56.75%
Malta 56.59%
Ireland 54.81%
Finland 53.68%
Germany 53.47%
United Kingdom 51.59%
United States 50.55%
Bahamas 50.08%
Japan 49.19%
Channel Islands 49.02%
UAE 47.75%
Estonia 46.11%
Panama 45.41%
Guam 44.99%
Uruguay 44.93%
Israel 44.61%
Macao 43.05%
Barbados 42.99%
Cyprus 41.49%
Bahrain 41.35%
France 40.39%
Brunei 39.74%
French Polynesia 38.61%
Oman 37.93%
Singapore 37.08%
Trinidad and Tobago 37.04%
Lithuania 36.99%
Argentina 36.81%
Slovenia 36.16%
New Caledonia 36.12%
Croatia 35.79%
Latvia 35.66%
Hong Kong 35.07%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.27%
Spain 33.13%
Luxembourg 32.37%
Poland 31.42%
Belgium 30.83%
Hungary 30.37%
Portugal 30.33%
Chile 29.16%
South Korea 29.00%
Czech Republic 28.11%
Slovak Republic 27.38%
Italy 26.11%
Kuwait 25.64%
Puerto Rico 23.40%
Greece 22.67%
Saudi Arabia 20.70%
New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 66.18% 1.31%
2021 64.87% 1.98%
2020 62.89% -0.65%
2019 63.54% -0.18%
2018 63.72% 0.53%
2017 63.19% 0.81%
2016 62.38% 0.96%
2015 61.42% 1.36%
2014 60.06% 2.19%
2013 57.87% -0.45%
2012 58.32% -0.13%
2011 58.45% -0.57%
2010 59.02% -1.64%
2009 60.66% -2.01%
2008 62.67% -1.67%
2007 64.35% -0.06%
2006 64.41% 2.05%
2005 62.35% 0.16%
2004 62.19% -0.22%
2003 62.42% -1.22%
2002 63.64% 0.66%
2001 62.98% 0.29%
2000 62.69% -0.26%
1999 62.95% -2.01%
1998 64.96% -1.77%
1997 66.74% -0.26%
1996 66.99% -0.12%
1995 67.12% 1.07%
1994 66.05% 1.34%
1993 64.71% -0.84%
1992 65.55% -1.86%
1991 67.41% -1.10%
1990 68.52% -1.10%