Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 21.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Papua New Guinea is 21.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 24.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2025.
That places Papua New Guinea 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.3% | — |
| 1992 | 24.1% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 23.4% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 23.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 23.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 21.2% | -0.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 21.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 2.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 21.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.8%, 5.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.6% | 23.1% | 24.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 23.9% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 21.9% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.2% | 21.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.3% compare
- 18 Afghanistan 21.9% compare
- 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.2% compare
- 21 Albania 20.8% compare
- 22 Benin 20.2% compare
- 23 Pakistan 19.7% compare
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, total (% of total employment) in Papua New Guinea?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Papua New Guinea was 21.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, total (% of total 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.