Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in New Zealand

New Zealand: Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) was 68.97 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
68.97
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
7th
of 78 countries
All-time high
68.97
in 2022
All-time low
67.01
in 2020
Years of data
5
2018–2022

Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in New Zealand, 2018–2022

02040602018202020222018: 67.82019: 67.62020: 672021: 68.12022: 69

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 68.97 for employment-to-population ratio (previous ilo definition - icls13) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over five years.

New Zealand ranks 7th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+) in New Zealand, 2018 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2018 67.83
2019 67.65 -0.3%
2020 67.01 -0.9%
2021 68.11 +1.6%
2022 68.97 +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 67.74 67.65 67.83 2
2020s 68.03 67.01 68.97 3

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 4 Iceland 72.27 compare
  2. 5 Kuwait 71.59
  3. 6 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 71.39 compare
  4. 8 Indonesia 67.16 compare
  5. 9 Angola 66.62 compare
  6. 10 Paraguay 66.4 compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

More work & labour data for New Zealand

All data for New Zealand →

Frequently asked questions

What is employment-to-population ratio (previous ilo definition - icls13) in New Zealand?
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ilo definition - icls13) in New Zealand was 68.97 in 2022, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest employment-to-population ratio (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 68.97 in 2022.
What is the lowest employment-to-population ratio (previous ilo definition - icls13) recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 67.01 in 2020.
How does New Zealand rank for employment-to-population ratio (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
New Zealand ranks 7th out of 78 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in New Zealand. Statizoid, drawing on International Labour Organization. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employment-to-population-ratio-previous-ilo-definition-icls13-15/new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employment-to-population-ratio-previous-ilo-definition-icls13-15/new-zealand/">Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in New Zealand</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
78 places, 1,396 data points, 1987–2026
Last refreshed

The employment-to-population ratio is the number of persons who are employed as a percent of the total of working-age population. For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.