Papua New Guinea Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Papua New Guinea unemployment rate for 2022 was 2.78%, a 0.46% decline from 2021.
  • Papua New Guinea unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.24%, a 0.17% increase from 2020.
  • Papua New Guinea unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.07%, a 0.36% increase from 2019.
  • Papua New Guinea unemployment rate for 2019 was 2.71%, a 0.01% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Tunisia 17.76%
Sudan 17.59%
Lesotho 16.75%
Angola 14.48%
Sao Tome and Principe 14.35%
Cabo Verde 12.44%
Georgia 11.68%
Mauritania 10.79%
Morocco 9.99%
Honduras 7.00%
Egypt 6.40%
Mongolia 6.21%
Sri Lanka 6.18%
Bhutan 5.95%
Kenya 5.64%
Pakistan 5.60%
Vanuatu 5.22%
Nicaragua 4.99%
India 4.82%
Uzbekistan 4.51%
Zambia 4.37%
Bangladesh 4.27%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.02%
Nigeria 3.83%
Lao PDR 3.82%
Cameroon 3.78%
Bolivia 3.55%
Ghana 3.52%
Indonesia 3.46%
El Salvador 3.00%
Myanmar 2.96%
Papua New Guinea 2.78%
Philippines 2.38%
Timor-Leste 1.79%
Solomon Islands 1.61%
Vietnam 1.54%
Moldova 0.91%
Cambodia 0.23%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Papua New Guinea Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 2.78% -0.46%
2021 3.24% 0.17%
2020 3.07% 0.36%
2019 2.71% 0.01%
2018 2.70% 0.07%
2017 2.63% 0.10%
2016 2.53% -0.02%
2015 2.55% -0.02%
2014 2.57% -0.13%
2013 2.70% 0.06%
2012 2.64% 0.02%
2011 2.62% 0.62%
2010 2.00% -0.09%
2009 2.09% -0.08%
2008 2.17% -0.01%
2007 2.18% -0.11%
2006 2.29% -0.10%
2005 2.39% -0.14%
2004 2.53% -0.10%
2003 2.63% -0.13%
2002 2.75% -0.05%
2001 2.80% -0.12%
2000 2.92% -0.02%
1999 2.94% 0.06%
1998 2.88% 0.00%
1997 2.88% 0.11%
1996 2.77% 0.11%
1995 2.66% 0.16%
1994 2.50% 0.03%
1993 2.47% -0.21%
1992 2.68% -0.17%
1991 2.86% 2.86%
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%