New Zealand
NZ desk: New Zealand first; Australia, United States, United Kingdom, euro area, Korea and Taiwan alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of male labour force
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.89% |
| 2024 | 4.54% |
| 2023 | 3.52% |
| 2022 | 3.09% |
| 2021 | 3.67% |
| 2020 | 4.25% |
| 2019 | 3.83% |
| 2018 | 4.19% |
| 2017 | 4.29% |
| 2016 | 4.81% |
| 2015 | 4.98% |
| 2014 | 4.80% |
| 2013 | 5.31% |
| 2012 | 6.52% |
| 2011 | 6.25% |
| 2010 | 6.23% |
| 2009 | 6.10% |
| 2008 | 4.08% |
| 2007 | 3.40% |
| 2006 | 3.56% |
| 2005 | 3.52% |
| 2004 | 3.57% |
| 2003 | 4.43% |
| 2002 | 5.12% |
Male unemployment is ILO modelled unemployment among men in the male labour force (SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS). Latest: 4.89% in 2025.
Read it next to the female series. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 5.64%, median 4.98%; low 3.09% (2022), high 11.39% (1992).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).