Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in New Zealand
New Zealand: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 5.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in New Zealand, 1986–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 5.3% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2025.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in New Zealand peaked at 10.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2022.
New Zealand ranks 94th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.1% | 7.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 6.3% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.3% | 5.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in New Zealand?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in New Zealand was 5.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- New Zealand ranks 94th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.