Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in New Zealand
New Zealand: Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of was 13.99 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.99 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
8th
of 40 countries
All-time high
22.23 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status
in 2000
All-time low
13.99 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status
in 2025
Years of data
40
1986–2025
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in New Zealand, 1986–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status.
Analysis
In 2025, incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in New Zealand stood at 13.99 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in New Zealand peaked at 22.23 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.99 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, in 2025.
New Zealand ranks 8th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 16.64 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | — |
| 1987 | 16.54 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 17.15 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 17.53 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 17.89 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 18.1 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 18.46 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 19.38 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 20.97 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 21.02 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 22.18 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 21.53 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 21.43 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 21.89 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 22.23 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 21.27 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 20.9 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 20.46 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 19.66 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 19.26 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 18.34 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 17.84 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 17.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 16.29 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 16.61 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 16.1 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 15.79 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 16.45 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 16.15 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 15.58 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 17.86 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 18.2 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 17.94 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 17.96 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 17.28 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 17.21 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 17.09 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 15.92 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 14.44 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -9.3% |
| 2025 | 13.99 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 13.99 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.07 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.96 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 16.54 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 17.53 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 4 |
| 1990s | 20.28 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 17.89 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 22.18 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.36 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 16.29 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 22.23 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.87 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 15.58 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 18.2 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.99 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 13.99 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 17.28 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 5 Argentina 16.89 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 6 Costa Rica 14.4 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 7 Netherlands 4.93 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 7 Namibia 14.37 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 8 Slovenia 4.55 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 9 Estonia 2.08 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 9 Japan 13.72 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 10 Greece 12.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 10 Lithuania 1.13 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 11 Iceland 12.25 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 11 Latvia 0.918 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
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 incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in New Zealand?
- Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in New Zealand was 13.99 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 22.23 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2000.
- What is the lowest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.99 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025.
- How does New Zealand rank for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of?
- New Zealand ranks 8th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of employment in the hour band. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains the share of employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.