Unemployment rate women in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Unemployment rate women was 2.09 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.09
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
170th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.34
in 2021
All-time low
1.27
in 2010
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate women in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate women in Papua New Guinea is 2.09, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.34 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.27, in 2010.
That places Papua New Guinea 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.76 | — |
| 1992 | 1.64 | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 1.5 | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 1.53 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.64 | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 1.72 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.8 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 1.8 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.85 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.85 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.77 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.75 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.67 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.6 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.51 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.45 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.38 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.38 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.32 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.27 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.44 | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.6 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.57 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.61 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.65 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.78 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 1.89 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.96 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.14 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 2.34 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 2.19 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 2.16 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.14 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 2.09 | -2.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.09 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.5, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.09 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.01, 69% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.85 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.57 | 1.32 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 | 1.27 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 | 2.09 | 2.34 | 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 unemployment rate women in Papua New Guinea?
- Unemployment rate women in Papua New Guinea was 2.09 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for unemployment rate women?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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