Labour Force (Total) rose 2.04% to 3.12 mil in New Zealand in 2024, according to .
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in New Zealand reached an all time high of 3.12 mil in 2024 and an all time low of 1.62 mil in 1990. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Australia amounted to 14.9 mil, 143 mil in Indonesia, 18.3 mil in Malaysia and 51.0 mil in Philippines in 2024.
New Zealand has been ranked 104th within the group of 168 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Australia | mil | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | mil | 9.13 | 9.33 | 9.48 | 9.34 | 9.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 777 | 776 | 764 | 781 | 770 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 135 | 137 | 137 | 136 | 140 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 16.2 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 17.2 | 17.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | mil | 2.79 | 2.82 | 2.88 | 2.92 | 2.95 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | mil | 3.08 | 3.18 | 3.26 | 3.37 | 3.49 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | mil | 44.0 | 45.3 | 42.5 | 44.7 | 49.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | mil | 3.39 | 3.45 | 3.43 | 3.39 | 3.46 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | mil | 40.2 | 40.0 | 40.3 | 40.4 | 40.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 56.2 | 56.2 | 55.1 | 55.3 | 56.5 |
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