Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 81.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand is 81.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand peaked at 81.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 1993.
New Zealand ranks 57th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 76.6% | — |
| 1992 | 76.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 76.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 76.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.6% | 76.3% | 77.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 77.3% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 79.5% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 80.4% | 81.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 54 Montenegro 82.2% compare
- 55 Mauritius 81.8% compare
- 56 French Polynesia 81.6% compare
- 58 Poland 81.0% compare
- 59 Taiwan, China 80.8% compare
- 60 Barbados 80.2% 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 share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand was 81.4% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 1993.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.