Monthly minimum wage, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Monthly minimum wage, per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in New Zealand, 1997–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, monthly minimum wage, per capita in New Zealand stood at 0.0008 units per person. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0008 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1999.
New Zealand ranks 84th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per person | +18232.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 5 |
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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 monthly minimum wage, per capita in New Zealand?
- Monthly minimum wage, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0008 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1999.
- How does New Zealand rank for monthly minimum wage, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 84th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Monthly minimum wage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.