New Zealand vs South Africa: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
New Zealand
85.0%
in 2025
South Africa
85.3%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
59th
South Africa rank
57th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- New Zealand
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 85.3% against 85.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 57th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.4% | 80.6% | 0.9% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 82.8% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 87.0% | 3.0% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 86.2% | 1.6% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), New Zealand or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 85.3% against 85.0% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between New Zealand and South Africa?
- 0.3%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- New Zealand ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 57th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.