# 2026 Volunteering NZ - Web Capture - Volunteering Statistics (Stats NZ GSS 2023)

**Source Organisation:** Volunteering New Zealand
**Publisher:** Volunteering New Zealand / Stats NZ
**Publication Date:** 2026
**Original Source URL:** https://www.volunteeringnz.org.nz/research/volunteering-statistics
**Category:** demographics-data
**Document Type:** MD
**Document ID:** doc-0499
**Tags:** #demographics-data #volunteering #NZ #pip-idea

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## Key Facts & Findings

- 53.0% of New Zealanders volunteered in 2023 (GSS), up from 50.7% in 2021.
- Organisation-based (formal) volunteering fell to 27.6% (from 30.2% in 2021).
- Direct volunteering for another person rose to 40.8% (from 36% in 2021).
- 231 million formal volunteer hours annually, worth ~$6.4B at the living wage.
- Core PiP evidence: willingness rising, formal reach falling.

## Summary & Research Notes

Stats NZ 2023 General Social Survey volunteering figures, as compiled by Tūao Aotearoa Volunteering New Zealand: 53.0% of New Zealanders volunteered (up from 50.7% in 2021). Of those, 27.6% volunteered through an organisation (down from 30.2% in 2021) while 40.8% volunteered directly for another person (up from 36%). Formal volunteers contribute about 231 million hours annually, valued at $6.4 billion at the living wage ($27.80/hr). Volunteers are most likely aged 45-64, female, European or Māori. Relevant to the PiP idea: this is the hard evidence behind the core thesis - willingness to help is rising while organisation-based volunteering is falling, which is precisely the gap a neutral volunteer funnel app addresses.

## Evidence & Quality Scores

- **Authority Score:** 5/100
- **Freshness Score:** 4/100
- **Relevance Score:** 5/100
- **Knowledge Base Value:** 5/100
- **Target Audience:** General