Work & Labour in Papua New Guinea 198 indicators covering work & labour for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 58.7% 2025 down 17.0% 122nd Employment in industry (% of total employment) 7.9% 2025 down 2.4% 175th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 12.9% 2025 down 1.1% 165th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 2.4% 2025 down 8.8% 180th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 21.2% 2025 down 6.8% 20th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 12.7% 2025 down 4.6% 27th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 30.3% 2025 down 7.9% 21st Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 21.3% 2025 up 6.9% 170th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 27.6% 2025 up 5.8% 167th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 14.5% 2025 up 9.3% 168th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 78.7% 2025 down 1.7% 18th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 72.4% 2025 down 2.0% 21st Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 85.5% 2025 down 1.4% 20th Employers, total (% of total employment) 7.5% 2025 up 3.9% 11th Employers, male (% of male employment) 8.9% 2025 down 2.7% 13th Employers, female (% of female employment) 6.0% 2025 up 16.6% 11th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 up 9.5% 148th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 up 9.5% 148th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 71.2% 2025 down 2.3% 26th GDP per person employed 13,139 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 2.0% 146th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 9.9% 54th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 9.9% 54th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year 2025 down 29.5% 46th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year 2025 down 29.5% 46th GDP per employed person 13,139 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 2.0% 146th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 0.771 2027 up 1,017.4% 154th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 0.771 2027 up 1,017.4% 154th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0073 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.3% 145th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0079 units per square kilometre 2023 up 37.7% 161st CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 178.41 2025 up 51.2% 41st Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 38.7% 2023 up 36.0% 40th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 4.42 2025 down 26.3% 51st Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 50.65 2022 up 6.2% 119th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 50.65 2022 up 6.2% 119th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 50.65 2022 up 6.2% 119th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre 2023 up 37.8% 159th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre 2023 up 37.8% 159th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate 0.1852 % change on previous year 2023 down 94.4% 18th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 51.99 2022 up 7.5% 175th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.7% 2022 up 2.5% 156th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 32.76 2026 up 1.2% 170th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 32.76 2026 up 1.2% 170th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 6.07 2027 down 2.8% 145th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 6.07 2027 down 2.8% 145th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 156,170 2027 up 34.2% 96th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 22.03 2027 up 6.7% 140th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 40.83 2027 up 1.8% 75th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.59 2027 down 4.6% 110th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 137.39 2027 up 25.7% 93rd Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 3,904 2027 up 34.2% 96th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 27.79 2027 down 10.2% 39th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 584.36 2027 up 4.8% 69th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 53.3% 2022 up 8.8% 191st Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% 2022 up 6.2% 119th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 52.0% 2022 up 7.5% 163rd Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 50.6% 2022 up 6.2% 119th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 50.6% 2022 up 6.2% 119th Female labor force participation rate 50.6% 2022 up 6.2% 119th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 95.1% 2022 down 2.3% 10th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →