Unemployment rate,Percent in New Zealand
New Zealand: Unemployment rate,Percent was 5.3% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.3%
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
35th
of 71 countries
All-time high
10.6%
in 1992
All-time low
3.3%
in 2022
Years of data
36
1990β2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in New Zealand, 1990β2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate,percent in New Zealand stood at 5.3%.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in New Zealand peaked at 10.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2022.
That places New Zealand 35th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 6.3% | 10.6% | 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 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 32 Brazil 5.9% compare
- 33 Philippines 5.7% compare
- 34 Poland 5.4% compare
- 36 Bulgaria 5.1% compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 5.1% compare
- 38 Slovak Republic 5.0% compare
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in New Zealand?
- Unemployment rate,percent in New Zealand was 5.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- New Zealand ranks 35th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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