Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) was 63.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 63.5% for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 67.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 2025.
That places Papua New Guinea 25th 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, male (% of male employment) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.4% | — |
| 1992 | 67.0% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 66.6% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 66.5% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 66.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 66.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 66.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 66.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 66.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 64.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 64.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 64.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 63.5% | -0.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 63.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.8%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 63.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.9%, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.6% | 66.1% | 67.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 65.9% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 64.0% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 63.5% | 64.9% | 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 vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Papua New Guinea?
- Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Papua New Guinea was 63.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.