New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 68.93%, a 1.41% increase from 2022.
  • New Zealand labor force participation rate for 2022 was 67.51%, a 2.66% increase from 2021.
  • New Zealand labor force participation rate for 2021 was 64.85%, a 1.97% increase from 2020.
  • New Zealand labor force participation rate for 2020 was 62.88%, a 0.65% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 68.93% 1.41%
2022 67.51% 2.66%
2021 64.85% 1.97%
2020 62.88% -0.65%
2019 63.53% -0.19%
2018 63.72% 0.52%
2017 63.20% 0.83%
2016 62.37% 0.97%
2015 61.40% 1.35%
2014 60.05% 2.16%
2013 57.89% -1.38%
2012 59.27% -0.36%
2011 59.63% -0.23%
2010 59.86% -1.51%
2009 61.37% -1.66%
2008 63.03% -1.48%
2007 64.52% 0.09%
2006 64.43% 2.06%
2005 62.36% 0.17%
2004 62.19% -0.22%
2003 62.42% -1.22%
2002 63.64% 0.66%
2001 62.98% 0.30%
2000 62.68% -0.29%
1999 62.97% -2.02%
1998 64.98% -1.74%
1997 66.73% -0.26%
1996 66.98% -0.14%
1995 67.13% 1.08%
1994 66.05% 1.36%
1993 64.69% -0.86%
1992 65.55% -1.86%
1991 67.41% -1.86%