Working-age foreign-born population in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Working-age foreign-born population was 87.34 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
87.34
Change on year
up 44.9%
World rank
34th
of 38 countries
All-time high
106.13
in 2019
All-time low
12.42
in 2021
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Working-age foreign-born population in Papua New Guinea, 2019–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 87.34 for working-age foreign-born population in 2023.
That represents a change of up 44.9% on the previous year and down 17.7% over five years.
That places Papua New Guinea 34th out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Working-age foreign-born population in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 106.13 | — |
| 2020 | 23.15 | -78.2% |
| 2021 | 12.42 | -46.4% |
| 2022 | 60.26 | +385.2% |
| 2023 | 87.34 | +44.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 87.34 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 167.24, 52% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 106.13 | 106.13 | 106.13 | 1 |
| 2020s | 45.79 | 12.42 | 87.34 | 4 |
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)
- Population 8,006 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is working-age foreign-born population in Papua New Guinea?
- Working-age foreign-born population in Papua New Guinea was 87.34 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest working-age foreign-born population recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 106.13 in 2019.
- What is the lowest working-age foreign-born population recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.42 in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for working-age foreign-born population?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 34th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Working-age foreign-born population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.