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Labour force participation rate in Papua New Guinea

Latest: 52.1%
Previous: 52.0%
Change: +0.11 (+0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Papua New Guinea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	48.6%
Dec 31, 1991	48.5%
Dec 31, 1992	48.3%
Dec 31, 1993	48.0%
Dec 31, 1994	47.9%
Dec 31, 1995	48.1%
Dec 31, 1996	48.0%
Dec 31, 1997	48.2%
Dec 31, 1998	48.3%
Dec 31, 1999	48.4%
Dec 31, 2000	48.5%
Dec 31, 2001	48.6%
Dec 31, 2002	48.6%
Dec 31, 2003	48.7%
Dec 31, 2004	48.7%
Dec 31, 2005	48.6%
Dec 31, 2006	48.6%
Dec 31, 2007	48.5%
Dec 31, 2008	48.6%
Dec 31, 2009	48.5%
Dec 31, 2010	48.3%
Dec 31, 2011	48.7%
Dec 31, 2012	49.1%
Dec 31, 2013	49.4%
Dec 31, 2014	49.5%
Dec 31, 2015	49.8%
Dec 31, 2016	50.1%
Dec 31, 2017	50.4%
Dec 31, 2018	50.8%
Dec 31, 2019	51.1%
Dec 31, 2020	51.0%
Dec 31, 2021	51.7%
Dec 31, 2022	52.0%
Dec 31, 2023	52.0%
Dec 31, 2024	52.0%
Dec 31, 2025	52.1%

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