Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in New Zealand

New Zealand: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.3717 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3717 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
149th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.3717 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.275 units per square kilometre
in 2009
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in New Zealand, 2005–2023

00.10.20.30.42005201420232005: 0.278 units per square kilometre2006: 0.281 units per square kilometre2007: 0.283 units per square kilometre2008: 0.282 units per square kilometre2009: 0.275 units per square kilometre2010: 0.278 units per square kilometre2011: 0.281 units per square kilometre2012: 0.279 units per square kilometre2013: 0.288 units per square kilometre2014: 0.3 units per square kilometre2015: 0.306 units per square kilometre2016: 0.32 units per square kilometre2017: 0.334 units per square kilometre2018: 0.343 units per square kilometre2019: 0.353 units per square kilometre2020: 0.348 units per square kilometre2021: 0.355 units per square kilometre2022: 0.366 units per square kilometre2023: 0.372 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 0.3717 units per square kilometre for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in New Zealand peaked at 0.3717 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.275 units per square kilometre, in 2009.

That places New Zealand 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in New Zealand, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.278 units per square kilometre
2006 0.2811 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2007 0.2828 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2008 0.282 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2009 0.275 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2010 0.2783 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2011 0.2812 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2012 0.2792 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2013 0.2885 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2014 0.2995 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2015 0.3062 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2016 0.3202 units per square kilometre +4.6%
2017 0.3338 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2018 0.3427 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2019 0.3534 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2020 0.3476 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2021 0.3547 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2022 0.3656 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2023 0.3717 units per square kilometre +1.7%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.3717 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 units per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.3717 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.89 units per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2798 units per square kilometre 0.275 units per square kilometre 0.2828 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.3083 units per square kilometre 0.2783 units per square kilometre 0.3534 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.3599 units per square kilometre 0.3476 units per square kilometre 0.3717 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 146 Afghanistan 0.4146 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 147 Zambia 0.4002 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 148 Sweden 0.3755 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 150 Oman 0.3567 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 151 Niger 0.3471 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 152 Paraguay 0.3349 units per square kilometre compare

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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 0.3717 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.3717 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.275 units per square kilometre in 2009.
How does New Zealand rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
New Zealand ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.