New Zealand vs Switzerland: Labour force participation rate
Labour force participation rate over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 70.5 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup against 67.33 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in Switzerland, a difference of 3.17 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 4th of 33 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.07 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 67.68 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 0.39 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 69.06 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 67.93 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 1.14 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 71.05 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 67.5 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 3.54 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force participation rate, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- New Zealand, at 70.5 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup against 67.33 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour force participation rate between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 3.17 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for labour force participation rate?
- New Zealand ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 4th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the labour force participation rate is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the labour force participation rate by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The labour force participation rate is calculated as the number of the labour force population as a percentage of the working age population. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.