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New Zealand - Unemployment Rate 5.08

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

5.08 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 187 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1991

0.48×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#116#13919911996200120062011201620212025#141#912020 overtook Israel2021 overtook Germany
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. New Zealand climbed from #141 to #91 (overtook Israel). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for New Zealand ↓

Key Events โ€” New Zealand

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1993
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1995
Climbed 30 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 27 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Israel in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Germany in global rank auto
2021
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2023
Fell 25 places in global rank auto
2024
Fell 15 places in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120253.35.768.2110.67

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