In 2024, the total number of people employed in the tourism sector in New Zealand amounted to approximately 303,420 people. This marked an increase from the previous year, in which around 270,580 people were working in New Zealand's tourism sector.
Total number of people employed in the tourism sector in New Zealand from 2015 to 2024
(in 1,000s)
Note: This work is based on/includes Stats NZ's data which are licensed by Stats NZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Values have been rounded.
Includes number of people directly and indirectly employed in the tourism industry.
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Figure.NZ. (February 26, 2025). Total number of people employed in the tourism sector in New Zealand from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349768/new-zealand-total-tourism-sector-employment/
Figure.NZ. "Total number of people employed in the tourism sector in New Zealand from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 26, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349768/new-zealand-total-tourism-sector-employment/
Figure.NZ. (2025). Total number of people employed in the tourism sector in New Zealand from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349768/new-zealand-total-tourism-sector-employment/
Figure.NZ. "Total Number of People Employed in The Tourism Sector in New Zealand from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349768/new-zealand-total-tourism-sector-employment/
Figure.NZ, Total number of people employed in the tourism sector in New Zealand from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349768/new-zealand-total-tourism-sector-employment/ (last visited May 03, 2025)
Total number of people employed in the tourism sector in New Zealand from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Figure.NZ, February 26, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349768/new-zealand-total-tourism-sector-employment/
