Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0181 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in New Zealand, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0181 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in New Zealand peaked at 0.0189 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0167 units per person, in 2012.
New Zealand ranks 55th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0177 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0177 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0176 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0174 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0168 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0168 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0169 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0167 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0171 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0175 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0175 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0179 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0183 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0184 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0187 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.018 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0184 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0189 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0188 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0182 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0181 units per person | -0.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0181 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0181 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0181 units per person, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0175 units per person | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0177 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0167 units per person | 0.0187 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0184 units per person | 0.018 units per person | 0.0189 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in New Zealand?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in New Zealand was 0.0181 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0189 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0167 units per person in 2012.
- How does New Zealand rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- New Zealand ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.