Labor force, total, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 11.53 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, labor force, total, per square kilometre in New Zealand stood at 11.53 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 11.53 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.16 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
New Zealand ranks 148th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.81 units per square kilometre | 6.16 units per square kilometre | 7.26 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.12 units per square kilometre | 7.33 units per square kilometre | 8.75 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.65 units per square kilometre | 8.83 units per square kilometre | 10.71 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.15 units per square kilometre | 10.9 units per square kilometre | 11.53 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 145 Brazil 12.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Angola 12.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 12.17 units per square kilometre compare
- 149 Djibouti 11.13 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Bhutan 10.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 151 Uruguay 10.17 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for New Zealand
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 26,597 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.69 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 11.53 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 11.53 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.16 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.