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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in New Zealand, 2005–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 146 Afghanistan 0.4146 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 Zambia 0.4002 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 Sweden 0.3755 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Oman 0.3567 units per square kilometre compare
- 151 Niger 0.3471 units per square kilometre compare
- 152 Paraguay 0.3349 units per square kilometre 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 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.