Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 156,170 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Papua New Guinea is 156,170, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Papua New Guinea peaked at 156,170 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 73,047, in 2005.
That places Papua New Guinea 96th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 73,047 | — |
| 2006 | 75,104 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 77,754 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 81,351 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 84,938 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 87,406 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 89,640 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 93,734 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 98,382 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 102,559 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 107,578 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 111,915 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 116,414 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 120,922 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 124,837 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 125,396 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 132,529 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 138,315 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 141,790 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 145,400 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 149,073 | +2.5% |
| 2026 | 152,658 | +2.4% |
| 2027 | 156,170 | +2.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 156,170 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 192,178, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 156,170 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 155,259, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78,439 | 73,047 | 84,938 | 5 |
| 2010s | 105,339 | 87,406 | 124,837 | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,666 | 125,396 | 156,170 | 8 |
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 in Papua New Guinea?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Papua New Guinea was 156,170 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 156,170 in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,047 in 2005.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 96th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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 Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).
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 series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.