ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in New Zealand

New Zealand: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 38 No in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
38 No
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 89 countries
All-time high
40 No
in 2009
All-time low
37 No
in 2016
Years of data
12
2009–2020

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in New Zealand, 2009–2020

0102030402009201420202009: 40 No2010: 39 No2011: 39 No2012: 39 No2013: 39 No2014: 40 No2015: 39 No2016: 37 No2017: 37 No2018: 38 No2019: 38 No2020: 38 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in New Zealand is 38 No, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in New Zealand peaked at 40 No in 2009 and was at its lowest, 37 No, in 2016.

New Zealand ranks 60th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employee in agriculture — Value in New Zealand, 2009 to 2020.
Year No Change
2009 40 No
2010 39 No -2.5%
2011 39 No +0.0%
2012 39 No +0.0%
2013 39 No +0.0%
2014 40 No +2.6%
2015 39 No -2.5%
2016 37 No -5.1%
2017 37 No +0.0%
2018 38 No +2.7%
2019 38 No +0.0%
2020 38 No +0.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 38 No is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.09 No, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 38 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38 No, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40 No 40 No 40 No 1
2010s 38.5 No 37 No 40 No 10
2020s 38 No 38 No 38 No 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 57 Thailand 38.48 No compare
  2. 58 Canada 38.37 No compare
  3. 59 Poland 38.18 No compare
  4. 61 Croatia 37.99 No compare
  5. 62 Portugal 37.72 No compare
  6. 63 Mauritius 37.62 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in New Zealand?
Ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in New Zealand was 38 No in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 40 No in 2009.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 37 No in 2016.
How does New Zealand rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
New Zealand ranks 60th out of 89 countries with data for 2020.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employee in agriculture — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employee in agriculture — Value
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
99 places, 1,913 data points, 1976–2025
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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.