Work & Labour in Papua New Guinea 198 indicators covering work & labour for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.1% 2020 down 9.0% 161st Female labor force by age 64,732 people 2024 up 118.1% 83rd Labor force participation rate by age 28.4% 2024 down 16.1% 152nd Female labor force participation rate by age 29.6% 2024 down 15.8% 117th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 3.8% 2024 down 12.9% 174th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0012 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.9% 127th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0003 units per square kilometre 2023 up 34.9% 143rd Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.3131 units per square kilometre 2023 up 44.1% 153rd Employment by status 21.2% 2024 up 7.4% 168th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 21.2% 2024 up 7.4% 168th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 2023 up 52.8% 153rd Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 2023 up 52.8% 153rd Annual growth of GDP per employed person 2.1% 2025 down 25.2% 73rd SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 1.1 2024 down 13.4% 121st Level of national compliance with labor rights 1.1 score 2024 down 13.4% 122nd Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 34.1% 2020 up 5.9% 170th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 1.1 2024 down 13.4% 133rd Own-account workers, total 48.5% 2016 up 9.3% 30th ← Previous Page 4 of 4