Which has higher share of women among low pay earners, New Zealand or United States of America?

United States of America, at 56.4% against 56.3% in New Zealand as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of women among low pay earners between New Zealand and United States of America?

0.1%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?

14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women among low pay earners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs United States of America: Share of women among low pay earners

New Zealand

56.3%

in 2011

United States of America

56.4%

in 2025

New Zealand rank

15th

United States of America rank

13th

Share of women among low pay earners over time

New Zealand
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 56.4% against 56.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 13th of 70 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	56.4%	57.8%	1.4%	United States of America
2000s	57.6%	56.9%	0.7%	New Zealand
2010s	55.0%	55.2%	0.2%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women among low pay earners, New Zealand or United States of America?: United States of America, at 56.4% against 56.3% in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of women among low pay earners between New Zealand and United States of America?: 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2011.
How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for share of women among low pay earners?: New Zealand ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 13th of 70 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women among low pay earners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of women among low pay earners
Unit: %
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 70 places, 967 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of low pay workers, among all low pay workers, who are female.