Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 30.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Papua New Guinea stood at 30.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 35.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2025.
Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.0% | — |
| 1992 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 30.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 30.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 30.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 31.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 31.7% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 33.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 30.3% | -0.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 30.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 2.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 30.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 5.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.0% | 30.5% | 32.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 33.0% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 32.2% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 30.3% | 31.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More work & labour data for Papua New Guinea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0564 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0424 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0705 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4419 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,326 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,546 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,357 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,284 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 18,640 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Papua New Guinea?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Papua New Guinea was 30.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.