Employers, total (% of total employment) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 7.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Papua New Guinea stood at 7.5%.
The figure is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 7.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1997.
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.9% | — |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 7.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 7.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.2%, 2.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Papua New Guinea?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Papua New Guinea was 7.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1997.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).