Labor force, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3481 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.3481 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.3481 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2809 units per person, in 1993.
That places Papua New Guinea 154th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2813 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2814 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2814 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2809 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2818 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2838 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2843 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2863 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2882 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2894 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2911 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2926 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2942 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2955 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2969 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2978 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2987 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2993 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.301 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3018 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3022 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3059 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3091 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3125 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3147 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3177 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.321 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3246 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3288 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3324 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3331 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3389 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3425 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.344 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3456 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.3481 units per person | +0.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3481 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3481 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5099 units per person, 68% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2839 units per person | 0.2809 units per person | 0.2894 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2969 units per person | 0.2911 units per person | 0.3018 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3169 units per person | 0.3022 units per person | 0.3324 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.342 units per person | 0.3331 units per person | 0.3481 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,791 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 80,915 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 226,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.3481 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3481 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2809 units per person in 1993.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 154th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.