How many employees work at New Zealand Defence Force?
New Zealand Defence Force has 3,898 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is -6.0%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: September 2025
About New Zealand Defence Force
Reserve Forces contribute to follow-on forces and are able to augment smaller operational missions. They also provide additional capacity when regular forces are deployed on operations. In particular, the Reserve Force provides specialists in a wide range of roles where it is not practical or cost-effective to maintain the capability in the Regular Force on a continuous basis.
As of September 2025
New Zealand Defence Force
workforce metrics
Headcount
3.9k
Avg. Salary
$73.6k
Tenure
6.8yr
Growth Rate
-6.0%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of New Zealand Defence Force annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- New Zealand Defence Force total number of employees in 2025 was 3,852.469, a 6.0% decline from 2024.
- New Zealand Defence Force total number of employees in 2024 was 3,983.766, a 3.2% decline from 2023.
- New Zealand Defence Force total number of employees in 2023 was 4,120.09, a 0.7% increase from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of New Zealand Defence Force annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- New Zealand Defence Force active job postings in 2025 was 1, a 190.7% decline from 2024.
- New Zealand Defence Force active job postings in 2024 was 119, a 196.7% increase from 2023.
- New Zealand Defence Force active job postings in 2023 was 1, a 183.3% decline from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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