SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in New Zealand
New Zealand: SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 75 countries
All-time high
3
in 2019
All-time low
2
in 2020
Years of data
7
2019–2025
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in New Zealand, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in New Zealand stood at 3. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places New Zealand 1st out of 75 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2, 1.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2.83 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 1 Armenia 3 compare
- 1 Azerbaijan 3 compare
- 1 Belgium 3 compare
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 compare
- 1 Belarus 3 compare
- 1 China 3 compare
- 1 Czechia 3 compare
- 1 Germany 3 compare
- 1 Ecuador 3 compare
- 1 Spain 3 compare
- 1 Estonia 3 compare
- 1 France 3 compare
- 1 United Kingdom 3 compare
- 1 Georgia 3 compare
- 1 Guatemala 3 compare
- 1 Hungary 3 compare
- 1 Italy 3 compare
- 1 Lithuania 3 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 3 compare
- 1 Latvia 3 compare
- 1 Morocco 3 compare
- 1 Moldova 3 compare
- 1 Mexico 3 compare
- 1 Malta 3 compare
- 1 Montenegro 3 compare
- 1 Malaysia 3 compare
- 1 Nigeria 3 compare
- 1 Netherlands 3 compare
- 1 Philippines 3 compare
- 1 Portugal 3 compare
- 1 Russia 3 compare
- 1 El Salvador 3 compare
- 1 Serbia 3 compare
- 1 Slovakia 3 compare
- 1 Slovenia 3 compare
- 1 Seychelles 3 compare
- 1 Tunisia 3 compare
- 1 Turkey 3 compare
- 1 Uruguay 3 compare
- 1 South Africa 3 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 sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in New Zealand?
- Sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in New Zealand was 3 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized?
- New Zealand ranks 1st out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
SDG 8.b.1 tracks whether a country has a national youth employment strategy, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy, and how far it has been implemented. Scores run from 0, meaning no strategy or steps taken, through 1 (under development) and 2 (formally adopted), to 3 (fully operational).