Work injury statistics
Find statistics on ACC claims for injuries that happened at work.
Data covers the date range, 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.
- Work-related injury claims and costs by year - 2016 to 202
- New work-related claims by industry and by region - 2023 to 2025
- Caveats to this data
2025 injury cost
$1,256,894,402
The costs of all active claims
New claims
169,009
in 2025
Active claims
270,993
in 2025
Work-related injury claims and costs by year
| Year | New claims | Active claims | Cost of active claims |
| 2016 | 200,779 | 280,983 | $702,051,823 |
| 2017 | 204,864 | 286,613 | $723,251,035 |
| 2018 | 211,336 | 296,340 | $780,642,956 |
| 2019 | 209,898 | 300,301 | $822,729,402 |
| 2020 | 190,030 | 280,942 | $866,629,508 |
| 2021 | 196,607 | 287,895 | $916,235,789 |
| 2022 | 194,399 | 283,290 | $962,933,934 |
| 2023 | 195,427 | 292,420 | $1,117,259,439 |
| 2024 | 180,057 | 284,283 | $1,262,980,677 |
| 2025 | 169,009 | 270,993 | $1,256,894,402 |
Find out about the work we're involved in to prevent injuries in the workplace:
- A calendar year is 1 January to 31 December.
- All claims included are accepted for cover.
- Claims are included where the 'at work indicator' is equal to 'Y' or the fund is in the work account.
- New claims count the number of new claims that were lodged with ACC between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2025. This can be any time after an injury occurred.
- If the employer ID is unknown then the industry has been listed as 'Unknown.
- Accredited employer claims have been excluded.