Papua New Guinea - Female Labor Participation 2024
50.70%
+0.05pp from 2023
Papua New Guinea's female labor participation was 50.70% in 2024, increased +0.05pp from 50.64% in 2023. This was the 114th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2024▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Madagascar | 82.92% | 0.1% |
| 2nd | Solomon Islands | 82.33% | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Nigeria | 80.71% | 0.0% |
| 4th | Tanzania | 80.29% | -0.1% |
| 5th | Burundi | 79.73% | -0.3% |
| 6th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 77.72% | 0.0% |
| 7th | Cambodia | 77.30% | 0.1% |
| 8th | Mozambique | 77.21% | -0.1% |
| 9th | Uganda | 75.56% | 0.1% |
| 10th | Benin | 74.99% | 0.2% |
| 11th | Eritrea | 72.85% | 0.0% |
| 12th | Niger | 72.79% | 0.4% |
| 13th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 72.39% | -0.1% |
| 14th | Angola | 72.36% | 0.1% |
| 15th | Moldova | 72.18% | 3.0% |
| 16th | Liberia | 72.02% | 0.1% |
| 17th | Bahamas, The | 70.97% | -0.1% |
| 18th | Iceland | 70.25% | -0.2% |
| 19th | Viet Nam | 68.91% | -0.4% |
| 20th | New Zealand | 66.26% | -1.0% |
| 21st | Congo, Republic of | 65.60% | -0.1% |
| 22nd | Central African Republic | 65.54% | -0.1% |
| 23rd | Kazakhstan | 65.29% | 0.4% |
| 24th | Peru | 64.94% | -0.2% |
| 25th | Burkina Faso | 64.11% | -0.9% |
| 26th | Macao SAR, China | 63.51% | 1.4% |
| 27th | Botswana | 63.45% | 0.0% |
| 28th | Singapore | 63.14% | -0.3% |
| 29th | Kenya | 63.01% | 0.1% |
| 30th | Jamaica | 62.91% | -0.2% |
| 31st | Netherlands | 62.88% | -0.3% |
| 32nd | Australia | 62.65% | 0.1% |
| 33rd | Switzerland | 62.53% | 0.2% |
| 34th | Norway | 62.29% | -0.1% |
| 35th | Israel | 62.20% | 1.4% |
| 36th | Zimbabwe | 62.12% | -0.1% |
| 37th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 61.89% | 0.3% |
| 38th | St. Lucia | 61.89% | -0.4% |
| 39th | Qatar | 61.78% | -2.4% |
| 40th | Sweden | 61.68% | 0.0% |
| 41st | Lao PDR | 61.47% | 0.1% |
| 42nd | Timor-Leste | 61.46% | 1.1% |
| 43rd | Cyprus | 61.41% | -1.7% |
| 44th | Barbados | 61.37% | 0.4% |
| 45th | Azerbaijan | 61.35% | -0.6% |
| 46th | Estonia | 61.26% | 0.3% |
| 47th | Denmark | 60.90% | 1.8% |
| 48th | Canada | 60.42% | -1.2% |
| 49th | Guinea-Bissau | 60.17% | 0.1% |
| 50th | Ireland | 59.84% | -0.5% |
| 51st | Thailand | 59.47% | -1.4% |
| 52nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 59.47% | 0.3% |
| 53rd | China | 59.45% | -1.3% |
| 54th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 59.25% | 1.2% |
| 55th | Paraguay | 58.94% | -0.1% |
| 56th | Malawi | 58.53% | -0.2% |
| 57th | Haiti | 58.32% | -1.7% |
| 58th | Albania | 58.15% | 0.3% |
| 59th | Lithuania | 57.86% | -0.1% |
| 60th | Luxembourg | 57.65% | 0.8% |
| 61st | United Kingdom | 57.49% | 0.2% |
| 62nd | Uruguay | 57.26% | 1.3% |
| 63rd | Belarus | 57.23% | -0.3% |
| 64th | Cameroon | 57.10% | 0.0% |
| 65th | Rwanda | 57.10% | -1.6% |
| 66th | Korea | 56.83% | 1.4% |
| 67th | Georgia | 56.67% | 0.8% |
| 68th | Finland | 56.67% | -1.4% |
| 69th | Bhutan | 56.64% | 0.0% |
| 70th | Togo | 56.60% | 0.2% |
| 71st | United States | 56.56% | -0.1% |
| 72nd | Guam | 56.47% | 0.1% |
| 73rd | Zambia | 56.37% | 0.0% |
| 74th | Malta | 55.89% | 0.7% |
| 75th | Ghana | 55.73% | 0.4% |
| 76th | Germany | 55.62% | -0.4% |
| 77th | Japan | 55.60% | 1.4% |
| 78th | Latvia | 55.52% | 0.1% |
| 79th | Slovak Republic | 55.46% | -0.4% |
| 80th | Austria | 55.41% | -0.7% |
| 81st | Russian Federation | 55.21% | -0.3% |
| 82nd | Namibia | 54.91% | 0.2% |
| 83rd | Portugal | 54.89% | 0.3% |
| 84th | Panama | 54.83% | 4.1% |
| 85th | Brunei Darussalam | 54.71% | -0.2% |
| 86th | Hungary | 54.40% | 0.7% |
| 87th | Czechia | 53.66% | 0.8% |
| 88th | Indonesia | 53.59% | 0.2% |
| 89th | Brazil | 53.58% | 0.7% |
| 90th | Vanuatu | 53.53% | -0.1% |
| 91st | Dominican Republic | 53.27% | 1.5% |
| 92nd | Spain | 53.20% | 0.8% |
| 93rd | Mali | 53.09% | 0.1% |
| 94th | Equatorial Guinea | 53.04% | -0.4% |
| 95th | Virgin Islands (US) | 52.83% | -0.3% |
| 96th | Chile | 52.78% | 1.6% |
| 97th | Slovenia | 52.64% | -0.6% |
| 98th | Serbia | 52.62% | 2.3% |
| 99th | United Arab Emirates | 52.52% | 0.3% |
| 100th | Ecuador | 52.39% | -0.2% |
| 101st | Argentina | 52.28% | -1.3% |
| 102nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 52.26% | 0.0% |
| 103rd | Mongolia | 52.10% | -0.7% |
| 104th | Poland | 51.91% | -0.6% |
| 105th | European Union | 51.87% | -0.2% |
| 106th | Sierra Leone | 51.82% | 0.1% |
| 107th | France | 51.77% | -0.6% |
| 108th | Colombia | 51.72% | -0.2% |
| 109th | Malaysia | 51.62% | 0.0% |
| 110th | New Caledonia | 51.61% | -1.2% |
| 111th | Armenia | 51.59% | 0.1% |
| 112th | Montenegro | 51.43% | -0.7% |
| 113th | Nicaragua | 51.08% | 0.7% |
| 114th | Papua New Guinea | 50.70% | 0.1% |
| 115th | Philippines | 50.51% | 0.1% |
| 116th | Bulgaria | 50.49% | -1.1% |
| 117th | Cabo Verde | 50.43% | 0.4% |
| 118th | Belgium | 49.97% | 0.3% |
| 119th | South Africa | 49.80% | 1.5% |
| 120th | Channel Islands | 49.63% | -0.7% |
| 121st | El Salvador | 48.96% | 0.9% |
| 122nd | Lesotho | 48.46% | 0.1% |
| 123rd | Eswatini | 48.42% | 0.4% |
| 124th | Trinidad and Tobago | 48.15% | -3.8% |
| 125th | Chad | 47.55% | -0.6% |
| 126th | Croatia | 47.54% | 0.9% |
| 127th | Mauritius | 47.45% | -0.4% |
| 128th | Mexico | 47.41% | 0.2% |
| 129th | Guyana | 47.38% | 1.9% |
| 130th | Kuwait | 47.34% | -1.7% |
| 131st | Comoros | 47.13% | 0.1% |
| 132nd | French Polynesia | 46.98% | -0.9% |
| 133rd | Costa Rica | 45.98% | 4.3% |
| 134th | Gambia, The | 45.43% | 0.4% |
| 135th | Greece | 45.03% | 0.9% |
| 136th | Suriname | 44.89% | 1.2% |
| 137th | Kyrgyz Republic | 44.26% | 1.7% |
| 138th | Belize | 43.83% | -0.6% |
| 139th | North Macedonia | 42.88% | 1.7% |
| 140th | Guinea | 42.88% | 0.3% |
| 141st | Tonga | 42.50% | -0.3% |
| 142nd | Bahrain | 42.41% | 0.1% |
| 143rd | Romania | 41.90% | -0.6% |
| 144th | Gabon | 41.81% | -0.2% |
| 145th | Uzbekistan | 41.27% | 0.1% |
| 146th | Italy | 41.03% | -0.7% |
| 147th | Myanmar | 40.96% | -0.2% |
| 148th | Maldives | 40.46% | 0.4% |
| 149th | Cuba | 40.39% | -1.9% |
| 150th | Honduras | 39.62% | 0.6% |
| 151st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.40% | -0.3% |
| 152nd | Bangladesh | 38.71% | -7.6% |
| 153rd | Fiji | 38.50% | 0.2% |
| 154th | Guatemala | 38.42% | 0.7% |
| 155th | Turkmenistan | 38.35% | 0.3% |
| 156th | Senegal | 37.99% | 0.6% |
| 157th | Türkiye | 36.79% | 2.9% |
| 158th | Puerto Rico (US) | 36.68% | 1.1% |
| 159th | Saudi Arabia | 33.31% | -2.8% |
| 160th | Libya | 33.28% | -0.6% |
| 161st | India | 32.42% | 4.6% |
| 162nd | Samoa | 31.15% | 0.0% |
| 163rd | Sri Lanka | 31.00% | 4.7% |
| 164th | Oman | 30.06% | -0.9% |
| 165th | Nepal | 27.38% | 0.3% |
| 166th | Tunisia | 26.64% | -0.5% |
| 167th | Mauritania | 26.24% | 0.2% |
| 168th | Pakistan | 23.99% | 0.0% |
| 169th | São Tomé and Principe | 22.77% | -0.5% |
| 170th | Tajikistan | 21.95% | 1.3% |
| 171st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 20.72% | 0.1% |
| 172nd | Morocco | 19.83% | 0.8% |
| 173rd | Djibouti | 19.24% | 1.6% |
| 174th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 18.47% | -0.1% |
| 175th | Jordan | 16.01% | 0.5% |
| 176th | Algeria | 14.31% | -0.2% |
| 177th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 14.14% | 0.1% |
| 178th | Syrian Arab Republic | 12.77% | -0.8% |
| 179th | Iraq | 11.00% | 0.8% |
| 180th | Afghanistan | 5.12% | -0.4% |
| 181st | Yemen, Republic of | 4.71% | -1.0% |
FAQ
What was Papua New Guinea's female labor participation in 2024?▾
Papua New Guinea's female labor participation in 2024 was 50.70%. This ranked 114th globally.
How did Papua New Guinea's female labor participation change in 2024?▾
Papua New Guinea's female labor participation increased by 0.1% in 2024 compared to 2023.
Which country had the highest female labor participation in 2024?▾
Madagascar had the highest female labor participation in 2024 at 82.92%.
What is the female labor participation of Papua New Guinea in 2024?▾
The female labor participation of Papua New Guinea in 2024 was 50.70%. This ranked 114th globally.
How does 2024 compare to 2023 for Papua New Guinea's female labor participation?▾
Papua New Guinea's female labor participation went from 50.64% in 2023 to 50.70% in 2024, a 0.1% increase.
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