Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Papua New Guinea's unemployment rate stands at 2.57% as of 2025-12-31, down from 2.63% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Papua New Guinea's unemployment rate was 2.57%, down from 2.63% in 2024.
In 2024, Papua New Guinea's unemployment rate was 2.63%, down from 2.65% in 2023.
In 2023, Papua New Guinea's unemployment rate was 2.65%, down from 2.69% in 2022.
In 2022, Papua New Guinea's unemployment rate was 2.69%, down from 3.03% in 2021.
In 2021, Papua New Guinea's unemployment rate was 3.03%, up from 2.9% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.57% | -0.054% |
| 2024 | 2.63% | -0.024% |
| 2023 | 2.65% | -0.04% |
| 2022 | 2.69% | -0.341% |
| 2021 | 3.03% | +0.127% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +0.252% |
| 2019 | 2.65% | +0.001% |
| 2018 | 2.65% | +0.07% |
| 2017 | 2.58% | +0.102% |
| 2016 | 2.48% | -0.029% |
| 2015 | 2.51% | -0.033% |
| 2014 | 2.54% | -0.158% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +0.064% |
| 2012 | 2.63% | +0.014% |
| 2011 | 2.62% | +0.618% |
| 2010 | 2% | -0.087% |
| 2009 | 2.09% | -0.079% |
| 2008 | 2.17% | -0.001% |
| 2007 | 2.17% | -0.116% |
| 2006 | 2.29% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.39% | -0.141% |
| 2004 | 2.53% | -0.102% |
| 2003 | 2.63% | -0.128% |
| 2002 | 2.76% | -0.045% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -0.119% |
| 2000 | 2.92% | -0.019% |
| 1999 | 2.94% | +0.079% |
| 1998 | 2.86% | +0.006% |
| 1997 | 2.85% | +0.126% |
| 1996 | 2.73% | +0.125% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +0.185% |
| 1994 | 2.42% | +0.036% |
| 1993 | 2.38% | -0.226% |
| 1992 | 2.61% | -0.185% |
| 1991 | 2.79% | — |
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Papua New Guinea's unemployment rate is 2.57% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.63% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 3.03% (2021); the lowest is 2% (2010), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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