Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in New Zealand
New Zealand: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment was 400.96 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in New Zealand, 1986–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 400.96 Persons for long usual weekly working hours — employment in 2025.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long usual weekly working hours — employment in New Zealand peaked at 480.84 Persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 264 Persons, in 1989.
That places New Zealand 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 265.4 Persons | 264 Persons | 266.6 Persons | 4 |
| 1990s | 330.81 Persons | 270.6 Persons | 383.2 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 383.7 Persons | 341.19 Persons | 398.9 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 398.79 Persons | 332.51 Persons | 480.84 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 449.74 Persons | 400.96 Persons | 478.57 Persons | 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 long usual weekly working hours — employment in New Zealand?
- Long usual weekly working hours — employment in New Zealand was 400.96 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 480.84 Persons in 2019.
- What is the lowest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 264 Persons in 1989.
- How does New Zealand rank for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- New Zealand ranks 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long usual weekly working hours — employment rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Long usual weekly working hours — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on 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.