Labor force, female, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2748 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in New Zealand, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in New Zealand is 0.2748 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.277 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2101 units per person, in 1990.
New Zealand ranks 7th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2101 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2117 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2109 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2105 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2149 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2179 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2232 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.223 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2231 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2249 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.226 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2301 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2336 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2356 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2384 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2435 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2467 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2494 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.251 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2515 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2513 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2536 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2547 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2546 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2583 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2582 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.263 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2665 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2676 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2681 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2659 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2701 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2739 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.277 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2749 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2748 units per person | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.217 units per person | 0.2101 units per person | 0.2249 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2406 units per person | 0.226 units per person | 0.2515 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2596 units per person | 0.2513 units per person | 0.2681 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2728 units per person | 0.2659 units per person | 0.277 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More gender data for New Zealand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6435 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,560 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in New Zealand?
- Labor force, female, per capita in New Zealand was 0.2748 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.277 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2101 units per person in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.