Labour Force (Total) rose 2.48% to 3.07 mil in Papua New Guinea in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Papua New Guinea reached an all time high of 3.07 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 1.62 mil in 1990. When compared to Papua New Guinea's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Australia amounted to 13.8 mil, 138 mil in Indonesia, 2.91 mil in New Zealand and 44.2 mil in Philippines in 2021.
Papua New Guinea has been ranked 102nd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | mil | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 126 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 136 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | mil | 2.54 | 2.64 | 2.74 | 2.79 | 2.83 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | mil | 2.63 | 2.71 | 2.79 | 2.87 | 2.95 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | mil | 42.6 | 43.8 | 43.0 | 43.8 | 45.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | mil | 3.45 | 3.49 | 3.49 | 3.50 | 3.54 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Vietnam | mil | 54.5 | 54.7 | 55.0 | 55.2 | 55.8 |
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