Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) was 0.586 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) in Papua New Guinea, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.586 for labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.623 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.505, in 2004.
Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.505 | — |
| 2005 | 0.506 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.507 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.51 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.514 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.518 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.524 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.529 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.535 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.54 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.547 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.552 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.557 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.562 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.566 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.569 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.613 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.623 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.576 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.58 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.582 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.586 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.51 | 0.505 | 0.518 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5481 | 0.524 | 0.569 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5933 | 0.576 | 0.623 | 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 labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) in Papua New Guinea?
- Labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) in Papua New Guinea was 0.586 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.623 in 2021.
- What is the lowest labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.505 in 2004.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 131st out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour income distribution (ilo modelled estimates) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This indicator shows in percentage the share of total labour income that accrues to each decile. Labour income includes the compensation of employees and part of the income of the self-employed. Self-employed workers earn from both their work and capital ownership. Total compensation of employees refers to the remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. The labour income of self-employed is imputed on the basis of a statistical analysis of employees of similar characteristics. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.