Papua New Guinea Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Papua New Guinea youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 4.93%, a 0.51% decline from 2021.
  • Papua New Guinea youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.45%, a 0% increase from 2020.
  • Papua New Guinea youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.44%, a 0.6% increase from 2019.
  • Papua New Guinea youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 4.84%, a 0.03% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 77.14%
Eswatini 48.25%
Republic of Congo 42.09%
Tunisia 40.58%
West Bank and Gaza 35.95%
Sudan 34.05%
Georgia 30.38%
Bhutan 29.61%
Cabo Verde 29.33%
Angola 28.01%
Lesotho 25.16%
Sri Lanka 24.74%
Mauritania 24.28%
Morocco 23.84%
Sao Tome and Principe 21.40%
India 17.83%
Egypt 15.72%
Indonesia 14.05%
Bangladesh 12.54%
Honduras 12.45%
Kenya 12.15%
Mongolia 11.53%
Vanuatu 10.99%
Uzbekistan 10.97%
Myanmar 10.02%
Nicaragua 9.70%
Pakistan 9.69%
Zambia 8.21%
Kyrgyz Republic 8.18%
El Salvador 7.49%
Philippines 7.19%
Nigeria 6.82%
Cameroon 6.61%
Ghana 6.60%
Lao PDR 6.32%
Bolivia 6.27%
Vietnam 5.92%
Papua New Guinea 4.93%
Timor-Leste 3.93%
Solomon Islands 3.07%
Moldova 2.82%
Cambodia 0.78%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Papua New Guinea Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 4.93% -0.51%
2021 5.45% 0.00%
2020 5.44% 0.60%
2019 4.84% 0.03%
2018 4.81% 0.07%
2017 4.74% 0.12%
2016 4.63% 0.00%
2015 4.62% 0.00%
2014 4.62% -0.09%
2013 4.71% 0.08%
2012 4.63% 0.04%
2011 4.59% 1.03%
2010 3.56% -0.16%
2009 3.73% -0.16%
2008 3.88% -0.08%
2007 3.96% -0.19%
2006 4.15% -0.18%
2005 4.33% -0.21%
2004 4.54% -0.18%
2003 4.72% -0.20%
2002 4.92% -0.12%
2001 5.04% -0.19%
2000 5.22% -0.03%
1999 5.25% 0.08%
1998 5.18% -0.01%
1997 5.19% 0.11%
1996 5.09% 0.15%
1995 4.94% 0.19%
1994 4.75% 0.06%
1993 4.69% -0.20%
1992 4.90% -0.15%
1991 5.05% 5.05%
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%