New Zealand - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in New Zealand was 47.72 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 47.97 in 2019, while its lowest value was 43.37 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 43.37
1991 43.67
1992 43.78
1993 43.74
1994 44.09
1995 44.28
1996 44.80
1997 44.85
1998 45.11
1999 45.33
2000 45.40
2001 45.70
2002 45.78
2003 46.19
2004 46.15
2005 46.38
2006 46.39
2007 46.51
2008 46.74
2009 46.89
2010 46.84
2011 46.97
2012 47.21
2013 47.36
2014 47.41
2015 47.37
2016 47.47
2017 47.49
2018 47.67
2019 47.97
2020 47.72
2021 47.72

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in New Zealand was 2,896,322 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,896,322 in 2021 and a minimum value of 1,632,162 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 1,632,162
1991 1,713,797
1992 1,720,281
1993 1,738,983
1994 1,785,783
1995 1,830,775
1996 1,884,292
1997 1,905,524
1998 1,911,252
1999 1,926,353
2000 1,944,777
2001 1,979,042
2002 2,041,461
2003 2,081,464
2004 2,138,307
2005 2,194,713
2006 2,244,972
2007 2,278,538
2008 2,300,485
2009 2,316,795
2010 2,339,265
2011 2,365,873
2012 2,371,489
2013 2,400,253
2014 2,478,687
2015 2,537,201
2016 2,645,036
2017 2,740,347
2018 2,791,662
2019 2,825,542
2020 2,877,711
2021 2,896,322

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure