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

Latest (2023)
0.3131 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
153rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.3131 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1613 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2023

00.10.20.32005201420232005: 0.161 units per square kilometre2006: 0.166 units per square kilometre2007: 0.172 units per square kilometre2008: 0.18 units per square kilometre2009: 0.188 units per square kilometre2010: 0.193 units per square kilometre2011: 0.198 units per square kilometre2012: 0.207 units per square kilometre2013: 0.217 units per square kilometre2014: 0.226 units per square kilometre2015: 0.238 units per square kilometre2016: 0.247 units per square kilometre2017: 0.257 units per square kilometre2018: 0.267 units per square kilometre2019: 0.276 units per square kilometre2020: 0.277 units per square kilometre2021: 0.293 units per square kilometre2022: 0.305 units per square kilometre2023: 0.313 units per square kilometre

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

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 2005 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 150 Oman 0.3567 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 151 Niger 0.3471 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 152 Paraguay 0.3349 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 154 Uruguay 0.3072 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 155 Yemen 0.3007 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 156 Saudi Arabia 0.3005 units per square kilometre compare

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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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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.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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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.