Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 48.88 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in New Zealand stood at 48.88 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in New Zealand peaked at 48.88 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.78 %, in 2004.
That places New Zealand 63rd out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.77 % | — |
| 2001 | 46.83 % | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 45.19 % | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 45.48 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 44.78 % | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 46.36 % | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 46.57 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 47.27 % | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 47.08 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 45.36 % | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 45.65 % | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 45.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.46 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 45.63 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 44.86 % | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 45.45 % | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 47.01 % | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 48.54 % | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 47.52 % | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 46.93 % | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 47.52 % | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 47.71 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 48.86 % | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 48.88 % | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 48.88 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.31 %, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 48.88 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.48 %, 99% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.07 % | 44.78 % | 47.27 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.27 % | 44.86 % | 48.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.24 % | 47.52 % | 48.88 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in New Zealand?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in New Zealand was 48.88 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 48.88 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.78 % in 2004.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- New Zealand ranks 63rd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.