Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Labor force, total

Papua New Guinea
3.75 million
in 2025
Somalia
3.56 million
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
98th
Somalia rank
100th

Labor force, total over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Somalia
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199020072025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.75 million against 3.56 million in Somalia, a difference of 191,230.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.

Globally, Papua New Guinea ranks 98th and Somalia ranks 100th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Labor force, total
Source
International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.