Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 79.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Papua New Guinea is 79.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 83.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 2025.
That places Papua New Guinea 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 83.6% | — |
| 1992 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 83.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 83.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 83.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 83.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 83.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 79.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 79.5% | -0.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 79.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 79.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.5%, 2.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.3% | 83.1% | 83.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 82.9% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 80.8% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 79.5% | 80.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 81.2% compare
- 27 Gambia 80.7% compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 80.1% compare
- 30 Solomon Islands 79.1% compare
- 31 Zambia 79.1% compare
- 32 Nigeria 79.1% 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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Papua New Guinea?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Papua New Guinea was 79.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.