Time-related underemployment, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Time-related underemployment, female was 6.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Time-related underemployment, female in New Zealand, 2013–2020
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
In 2020, time-related underemployment, female in New Zealand stood at 6.2%.
That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
New Zealand ranks 26th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Time-related underemployment, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.0% | — |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +16.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 6.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.7%, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 6.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.7%, 2.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 23 Honduras 6.4% compare
- 24 Philippines 6.3% compare
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.3% compare
- 27 Colombia 6.1% compare
- 28 Zimbabwe 5.6% compare
- 29 South Africa 5.6% compare
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)
- Population 4,499 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,499 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7305 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in New Zealand?
- Time-related underemployment, female in New Zealand was 6.2% in 2020, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2019.
- How does New Zealand rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- New Zealand ranks 26th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.