Time-related underemployment, male in New Zealand
New Zealand: Time-related underemployment, male was 2.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Time-related underemployment, male 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
New Zealand recorded 2.7% for time-related underemployment, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
That places New Zealand 54th out of 103 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Time-related underemployment, male in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.4% | — |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +18.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 2.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 2.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.8%, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 51 Greece 2.8% compare
- 52 Seychelles 2.8% compare
- 53 Brunei Darussalam 2.7% compare
- 55 Norway 2.6% compare
- 56 Belize 2.6% compare
- 57 Switzerland 2.5% 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, male in New Zealand?
- Time-related underemployment, male in New Zealand was 2.7% 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, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- New Zealand ranks 54th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, male (% 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.