Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 2.49 % change on previous year in 2025. βΌ Falling
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea stood at 2.49 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4.4 % change on previous year in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.26 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 49th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.91 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | 4.4 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.74 % change on previous year | 3.39 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.63 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year | 4.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 46 Cameroon 2.6 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Guinea 2.59 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Namibia 2.54 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Timor-Leste 2.44 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Vanuatu 2.43 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Sao Tome and Principe 2.4 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 40,888 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 121.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea was 2.49 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 % change on previous year in 1995.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 49th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.