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 0.3131 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.3131 units per square kilometre for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.3131 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1613 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1613 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.1658 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1717 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1796 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1876 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.193 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1979 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.207 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2172 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2265 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2376 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2471 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2571 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.267 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2757 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2769 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2926 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3054 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3131 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3131 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.23 units per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3131 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.89 units per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1732 units per square kilometre | 0.1613 units per square kilometre | 0.1876 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2326 units per square kilometre | 0.193 units per square kilometre | 0.2757 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.297 units per square kilometre | 0.2769 units per square kilometre | 0.3131 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 150 Oman 0.3567 units per square kilometre compare
- 151 Niger 0.3471 units per square kilometre compare
- 152 Paraguay 0.3349 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 Uruguay 0.3072 units per square kilometre compare
- 155 Yemen 0.3007 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Saudi Arabia 0.3005 units per square kilometre compare
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 0.3131 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.3131 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1613 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 44.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.