Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 2,877 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in New Zealand, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 2,877 for employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in New Zealand peaked at 2,902 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,308, in 2014.
New Zealand ranks 37th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2,308 | — |
| 2015 | 2,369 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 2,483 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 2,586 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 2,652 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2,689 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2,718 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2,772 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 2,813 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 2,902 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 2,896 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 2,877 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,514 | 2,308 | 2,689 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,830 | 2,718 | 2,902 | 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 employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in New Zealand?
- Employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in New Zealand was 2,877 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2,902 in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,308 in 2014.
- How does New Zealand rank for employment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- New Zealand ranks 37th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Persons in employment are defined as all those of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. They comprise employed persons who worked in a job for at least one hour and employed persons not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.