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Businesses

Business size

New Zealand businesses are typically small: 96 percent employ fewer than 20 people.

Number
of businesses
Total employees
2005 2000 2005 2000
Number
of employees
0 211,171 172,647 0 0
1 to 5 78,149 65,974 184,500 154,090
6 to 9 17,821 14,417 128,940 104,260
10 to 19 14,858 11,546 199,400 154,110
20 to 49 8,152 6,821 241,220 204,660
50 to 99 2,329 1,933 160,740 132,410
100+ 1,860 1,579 813,200 669,930
Total 334,340 274,917 1,728,000 1,419,460 

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