Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in New Zealand, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in New Zealand stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in New Zealand peaked at 2.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2025.
That places New Zealand 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.1% | — |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -13.9% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.8%, 15% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in New Zealand?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in New Zealand was 0.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2025.
- How does New Zealand rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- New Zealand ranks 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.