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Labour force participation rate in New Zealand

Latest: 70.4%
Previous: 70.6%
Change: -0.20 (-0.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate in New Zealand
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	63.5%
Dec 31, 1991	63.4%
Dec 31, 1992	62.9%
Dec 31, 1993	62.9%
Dec 31, 1994	63.7%
Dec 31, 1995	64.3%
Dec 31, 1996	65.2%
Dec 31, 1997	65.0%
Dec 31, 1998	64.6%
Dec 31, 1999	64.7%
Dec 31, 2000	64.8%
Dec 31, 2001	65.3%
Dec 31, 2002	66.0%
Dec 31, 2003	65.8%
Dec 31, 2004	66.4%
Dec 31, 2005	67.2%
Dec 31, 2006	67.7%
Dec 31, 2007	68.0%
Dec 31, 2008	68.0%
Dec 31, 2009	67.7%
Dec 31, 2010	67.5%
Dec 31, 2011	67.9%
Dec 31, 2012	67.6%
Dec 31, 2013	67.4%
Dec 31, 2014	68.3%
Dec 31, 2015	68.4%
Dec 31, 2016	69.5%
Dec 31, 2017	70.5%
Dec 31, 2018	70.5%
Dec 31, 2019	70.2%
Dec 31, 2020	69.9%
Dec 31, 2021	70.4%
Dec 31, 2022	70.9%
Dec 31, 2023	71.5%
Dec 31, 2024	70.6%
Dec 31, 2025	70.4%

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