Papua New Guinea Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Papua New Guinea labor force participation rate for 2022 was 34.44%, a 0.05% decline from 2021.
  • Papua New Guinea labor force participation rate for 2021 was 34.49%, a 0.03% increase from 2020.
  • Papua New Guinea labor force participation rate for 2020 was 34.46%, a 0.33% decline from 2019.
  • Papua New Guinea labor force participation rate for 2019 was 34.79%, a 0.38% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 69.80%
Cambodia 58.90%
Angola 56.20%
Honduras 54.65%
Vanuatu 54.33%
Nicaragua 50.85%
Cameroon 47.49%
Lao PDR 47.45%
Bolivia 45.88%
Indonesia 45.44%
Vietnam 44.43%
Pakistan 44.00%
Lesotho 42.50%
Kenya 42.26%
Ghana 41.84%
El Salvador 41.78%
Republic of Congo 41.77%
Bangladesh 40.14%
Timor-Leste 39.03%
Georgia 38.13%
Zambia 38.02%
Kyrgyz Republic 36.69%
Uzbekistan 35.75%
Papua New Guinea 34.44%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.66%
Philippines 32.94%
Cabo Verde 30.75%
Sri Lanka 30.18%
West Bank and Gaza 29.87%
Tunisia 28.89%
Mongolia 28.89%
India 28.04%
Bhutan 27.88%
Morocco 27.10%
Sudan 26.49%
Nigeria 25.09%
Eswatini 23.78%
Egypt 23.34%
Mauritania 20.33%
Moldova 18.44%
Djibouti 13.75%
Papua New Guinea Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 34.44% -0.05%
2021 34.49% 0.03%
2020 34.46% -0.33%
2019 34.79% -0.38%
2018 35.17% 0.23%
2017 34.94% -0.15%
2016 35.09% -0.34%
2015 35.43% -0.44%
2014 35.87% -1.09%
2013 36.96% -0.18%
2012 37.13% -0.25%
2011 37.38% 0.11%
2010 37.27% -2.11%
2009 39.38% -2.15%
2008 41.54% -2.18%
2007 43.72% -2.21%
2006 45.93% -2.22%
2005 48.15% -2.23%
2004 50.38% -2.23%
2003 52.61% -2.22%
2002 54.82% -2.20%
2001 57.02% -2.17%
2000 59.19% 0.75%
1999 58.44% 0.09%
1998 58.36% 0.98%
1997 57.38% 1.00%
1996 56.38% -0.78%
1995 57.16% 0.89%
1994 56.27% -0.53%
1993 56.80% -2.24%
1992 59.04% -1.66%
1991 60.71% -1.06%
1990 61.76% -1.06%