Papua New Guinea Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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 33.79%, a 0.22% decline from 2021.
  • Papua New Guinea labor force participation rate for 2021 was 34.01%, a 0.48% decline from 2020.
  • Papua New Guinea labor force participation rate for 2020 was 34.48%, a 0.33% decline from 2019.
  • Papua New Guinea labor force participation rate for 2019 was 34.81%, a 0.37% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Papua New Guinea Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 33.79% -0.22%
2021 34.01% -0.48%
2020 34.48% -0.33%
2019 34.81% -0.37%
2018 35.19% 0.23%
2017 34.96% -0.15%
2016 35.11% -0.34%
2015 35.44% -0.44%
2014 35.88% -1.08%
2013 36.96% -0.17%
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% 0.74%
1999 58.45% 0.08%
1998 58.37% 0.97%
1997 57.40% 0.99%
1996 56.41% -0.77%
1995 57.18% 0.88%
1994 56.30% -0.53%
1993 56.83% -2.22%
1992 59.05% -1.65%
1991 60.69% 60.69%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%