Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Papua New Guinea's youth unemployment rate stands at 3.79% as of 2025-12-31, up from 3.78% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Papua New Guinea's youth unemployment rate was 3.79%, up from 3.78% in 2024.
In 2024, Papua New Guinea's youth unemployment rate was 3.78%, down from 3.79% in 2023.
In 2023, Papua New Guinea's youth unemployment rate was 3.79%, down from 3.81% in 2022.
In 2022, Papua New Guinea's youth unemployment rate was 3.81%, down from 4.33% in 2021.
In 2021, Papua New Guinea's youth unemployment rate was 4.33%, down from 4.56% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.79% | +0.003% |
| 2024 | 3.78% | -0.01% |
| 2023 | 3.79% | -0.019% |
| 2022 | 3.81% | -0.519% |
| 2021 | 4.33% | -0.233% |
| 2020 | 4.56% | +0.444% |
| 2019 | 4.12% | -0.066% |
| 2018 | 4.19% | -0.022% |
| 2017 | 4.21% | +0.019% |
| 2016 | 4.19% | -0.078% |
| 2015 | 4.27% | -0.075% |
| 2014 | 4.34% | -0.167% |
| 2013 | 4.51% | +0.007% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -0.03% |
| 2011 | 4.53% | +0.957% |
| 2010 | 3.57% | -0.15% |
| 2009 | 3.72% | -0.149% |
| 2008 | 3.87% | -0.085% |
| 2007 | 3.96% | -0.186% |
| 2006 | 4.14% | -0.176% |
| 2005 | 4.32% | -0.217% |
| 2004 | 4.54% | -0.188% |
| 2003 | 4.73% | -0.216% |
| 2002 | 4.94% | -0.137% |
| 2001 | 5.08% | -0.216% |
| 2000 | 5.29% | -0.038% |
| 1999 | 5.33% | +0.084% |
| 1998 | 5.25% | -0.018% |
| 1997 | 5.27% | +0.112% |
| 1996 | 5.15% | +0.165% |
| 1995 | 4.99% | +0.201% |
| 1994 | 4.79% | +0.06% |
| 1993 | 4.73% | -0.222% |
| 1992 | 4.95% | -0.167% |
| 1991 | 5.12% | — |
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Papua New Guinea's youth unemployment rate is 3.79% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.78% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 5.33% (1999); the lowest is 3.57% (2010), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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