ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in New Zealand
New Zealand: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 103.98 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in New Zealand, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in New Zealand is 103.98 1000 No, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in New Zealand peaked at 119.66 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 99.17 1000 No, in 2009.
That places New Zealand 115th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 112.28 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 114.4 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 113.64 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 116.11 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 115.42 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 115.18 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 108.39 1000 No | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 104.69 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 113.63 1000 No | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 109.87 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 118.77 1000 No | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 119.66 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 111.82 1000 No | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 105.99 1000 No | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 101.85 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 102.9 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 106.48 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 103.46 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 99.17 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 104.45 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 104.72 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 103.62 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 99.53 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 102.01 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 101.92 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 113.25 1000 No | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 111.93 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 109.45 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 110.75 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 112.16 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 113.26 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 112.2 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 105.93 1000 No | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 105.49 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 103.98 1000 No | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112.64 1000 No | 104.69 1000 No | 116.11 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 108 1000 No | 99.17 1000 No | 119.66 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.16 1000 No | 99.53 1000 No | 113.25 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.84 1000 No | 103.98 1000 No | 113.26 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 112 Uruguay 106.47 1000 No compare
- 113 Czechia 105.01 1000 No compare
- 114 United Arab Emirates 104.41 1000 No compare
- 116 Portugal 96.01 1000 No compare
- 117 Solomon Islands 94.85 1000 No compare
- 118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 92.92 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in New Zealand?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in New Zealand was 103.98 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 119.66 1000 No in 2002.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.17 1000 No in 2009.
- How does New Zealand rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- New Zealand ranks 115th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.