Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in New Zealand
New Zealand: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 4.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 4.8% for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in 2024.
The figure is up 26.3% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in New Zealand peaked at 6.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2022.
That places New Zealand 102nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +45.3% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +26.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 4.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 98% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 4.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.3%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +45.3% | 4.0% | 5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.8% | 5 |
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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in New Zealand?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in New Zealand was 4.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- New Zealand ranks 102nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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