Employers, female (% of female employment) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 4.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, female (% of female employment) in New Zealand, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 4.1% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in New Zealand peaked at 4.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2020.
That places New Zealand 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.4% | — |
| 1992 | 4.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | -0.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 4.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 2.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 4.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More work & labour data for New Zealand
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0748 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0721 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0776 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4877 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,200 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 511.04 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,819 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,994 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,812 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in New Zealand?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in New Zealand was 4.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- New Zealand ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).