Employment to population ratio in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Employment to population ratio was 50.73 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 50.73 for employment to population ratio in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio in Papua New Guinea peaked at 50.73 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.71, in 1996.
That places Papua New Guinea 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.89 | 46.71 | 47.12 | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.38 | 47.08 | 47.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.47 | 47.38 | 49.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.36 | 49.52 | 50.73 | 6 |
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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 employment to population ratio in Papua New Guinea?
- Employment to population ratio in Papua New Guinea was 50.73 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment to population ratio recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 50.73 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.71 in 1996.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for employment to population ratio?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Employment to population ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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