Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0139 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Papua New Guinea is 0.0139 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0139 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0111 units per person, in 2006.
That places Papua New Guinea 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0112 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0111 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0112 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0113 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0115 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0115 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0114 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0116 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0118 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.012 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0123 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0125 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0127 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0129 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.013 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0128 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0132 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0136 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0136 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0137 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0139 units per person | +0.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0139 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0139 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0181 units per person, 76% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 0.013 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0135 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Papua New Guinea?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Papua New Guinea was 0.0139 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0139 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 units per person in 2006.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.