Labor Force Total / Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Labor Force Total
Papua New Guinea labor force total data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 3.75 million.
COUNTRY: Papua New Guinea
UNIT: people
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
UPDATED: 2026-09-16 11:20:42
ECONOMY DATA RATING
Papua New Guinea · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
B
54 / 100
Fragile stability
Fiscal stability
3.0 / 25
Macroeconomic stability
18.0 / 20
External stability
8.0 / 15
Financial robustness
n/a
Structural stability
10.0 / 15
Future capacity
9.0 / 10
Demographic capacity
1.0 / 5
Method: Economy Data multi-pillar stability model with structural and financial robustness adjustment. Coverage: 86% of weighted inputs available.
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Papua New Guinea · labor force total data as people.
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3.75 million
Previous
3.66 million
Range avg.
3.33 million
Rank
65
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CountryPapua New Guinea
IndicatorLabor Force Total
3.75 million2024 · Rank 65
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Prices & Inflation3
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Public Finance8
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External Sector5
Monetary & Financial7
Population & Society7
Energy & Environment2
Interpretation
This labor market indicator helps assess employment conditions and economic participation.
Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.
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Comparison
France31.86 million
Italy25.66 million
Netherlands10.35 million
United States174.83 million
China768.07 million
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