New Zealand business demography statistics: At February 2022 – Information release
27 October 2022
Business demography statistics provide an annual snapshot of the characteristics of New Zealand businesses. The statistics cover economically significant enterprises that produce goods and services in New Zealand.
Key facts
Provisional data showed that at February 2022:
- New Zealand had 592,700 enterprises, an increase of 5.0 percent from February 2021; this followed a 0.7 percent increase in the year to February 2021.
- The number of paid employees in these enterprises (not an official employment statistic) was 2.4 million, up 3.4 percent from February 2021.
- These enterprises had 628,940 business locations, an increase of 4.8 percent from February 2021.
- All 19 industries had more enterprises compared with February 2021; 16 had more employees.
- All 16 regions had more business locations than a year ago; 14 had more employees.
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