{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"nz-average-hours-worked","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/nz-average-hours-worked","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/nz-average-hours-worked/","title":"New Zealand Average Annual Hours Worked (2025)","description":"New Zealand's Average Annual Hours Worked: 1,723 hours per year in 2025, -1.0% YoY. OECD (AVERAGE_HOURS_WORKED), 2000–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","OECD","New Zealand","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"New Zealand","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"hours per year","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"New Zealand Average Annual Hours Worked","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/hours-worked.html"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"New Zealand"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"New Zealand (2025)","value":"1,723","unit":"hours per year","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.0% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.0%","unit":"hours per year"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"New Zealand Average Annual Hours Worked"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":1836},{"period":"2001","value":1825},{"period":"2002","value":1826},{"period":"2003","value":1823},{"period":"2004","value":1830},{"period":"2005","value":1815},{"period":"2006","value":1795},{"period":"2007","value":1774},{"period":"2008","value":1761},{"period":"2009","value":1740},{"period":"2010","value":1755},{"period":"2011","value":1746},{"period":"2012","value":1734},{"period":"2013","value":1756},{"period":"2014","value":1758},{"period":"2015","value":1753},{"period":"2016","value":1754},{"period":"2017","value":1756},{"period":"2018","value":1759},{"period":"2019","value":1783},{"period":"2020","value":1739},{"period":"2021","value":1730},{"period":"2022","value":1748},{"period":"2023","value":1751},{"period":"2024","value":1741},{"period":"2025","value":1723}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"hours per year"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"1723.0","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2024","value":"1741.0","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1751.0","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1748.0","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1730.0","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1739.0","yoyChange":"-2.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1783.0","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1759.0","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1756.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1754.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1753.0","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1758.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"1756.0","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1734.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2011","value":"1746.0","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"1755.0","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2009","value":"1740.0","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2008","value":"1761.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2007","value":"1774.0","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"1795.0","yoyChange":"-1.1%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks average annual hours actually worked per worker in New Zealand, covering all people in employment rather than employees only. Compare against the OECD average of roughly 1,736 hours. Note that cross-country differences are driven as much by part-time share and holiday entitlement as by how hard full-timers work, so read the level alongside the part-time rate. It is published by OECD and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1,836 hours per year in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,723 in 2025. The latest reading of 1,723 in 2025 represents a change of -18."}]}