Labor force, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.1659 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.1659 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.1659 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.131 units per person, in 1993.
That places Papua New Guinea 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1317 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1316 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1315 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.131 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1316 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1331 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1335 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.135 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1365 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1374 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1387 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1398 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1408 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1415 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1423 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1425 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1428 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1429 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1438 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.144 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1439 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1457 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1471 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1487 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1493 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1507 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1522 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1539 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.156 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1577 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1581 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1614 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1625 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1634 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1646 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1659 units per person | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1333 units per person | 0.131 units per person | 0.1374 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1419 units per person | 0.1387 units per person | 0.144 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1505 units per person | 0.1439 units per person | 0.1577 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1627 units per person | 0.1581 units per person | 0.1659 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 127,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 119,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 127,431 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.1659 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1659 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.131 units per person in 1993.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.