Unemployment Rate in Papua New Guinea remained unchanged at 2.60 percent in 2025 from 2.60 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Papua New Guinea averaged 2.59 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 3.00 percent in 2021 and a record low of 2.00 percent in 2010. source: Papua New Guinea National Statistics Office

Unemployment Rate in Papua New Guinea is expected to reach 2.60 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Papua New Guinea Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 2.60 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Minimum Wages 140.80 140.80 PGK/Week Dec 2025
Population 10.76 10.58 Million Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 2.60 2.60 percent Dec 2025


Papua New Guinea Unemployment Rate
In Papua New Guinea, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.60 2.60 3.00 2.00 1991 - 2025 percent Yearly