Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0001 units per person.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2008.
That places Papua New Guinea 142nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +161.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +36.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 5 |
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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 monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2008.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 142nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.