Papua New Guinea Labor Force Participation Rate (1990-2025)

Papua New Guinea labor force participation rate for 2025 was 28.20%, a 0.22% decline from 2024.
  • Papua New Guinea labor force participation rate for 2024 was 28.42%, a 0.13% decline from 2023.
  • Papua New Guinea labor force participation rate for 2023 was 28.55%, a 0.1% decline from 2022.
  • Papua New Guinea labor force participation rate for 2022 was 28.65%, a 0.5% decline from 2021.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Papua New Guinea Labor Force Participation Rate | Historical Data | 1990 - 2025.