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Papua New Guinea statistics

226 verified figures for Papua New Guinea across 3 industries and 7 measures, 1961–2025, from 4 publishers.

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Key findings

Drawn from every industry that publishes a figure for Papua New Guinea.

  1. Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Papua New Guinea were 38.8 per 100 inhabitants in 2024 (ITU). ITU ↗ T1 Official
  2. GDP growth in Papua New Guinea (annual %) was 5.64% in 2025 (World Bank). World Bank ↗ T1 Official
  3. Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Papua New Guinea were 0.23 per 100 inhabitants in 2024 (ITU). ITU ↗ T1 Official
  4. Unemployment rate in Papua New Guinea (% of total labor force) was 2.57% in 2025 (ILO). ILO ↗ T1 Official
  5. Youth unemployment rate in Papua New Guinea (% of labor force ages 15-24) was 3.79% in 2025 (ILO). ILO ↗ T1 Official
  6. Individuals using the Internet in Papua New Guinea (% of population) was 18.8% in 2024 (ITU). ITU ↗ T1 Official
  7. Adult obesity prevalence: female in Papua New Guinea (age-standardized, %) was 31% in 2023 (WHO). WHO ↗ T1 Official

Papua New Guinea statistics by topic

Topic pages for Papua New Guinea. Country rankings it appears in are listed below the tiles.

Where Papua New Guinea ranks

Papua New Guinea by industry

Every measure published for Papua New Guinea, grouped by industry, with its latest value and trend. Region code PG is the same in every industry and in the API.

Economy 3

GDP growth (annual %) 2025 5.64% +1.7 pp since 2024 World Bank 65 records
Youth unemployment rate (% of labor force ages 15-24) 2025 Estimate 3.79% 0 pp since 2024 ILO 35 records
Unemployment rate (% of total labor force) 2025 Estimate 2.57% −0.1 pp since 2024 ILO 29 records

Telecommunications 3

Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2024 38.8 per 100 inhabitants +14% since 2023 ITU 35 records
Individuals using the Internet (% of population) 2024 Estimate 18.8% +0.3 pp since 2023 ITU 25 records
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2024 Estimate 0.23 per 100 inhabitants +2% since 2023 ITU 16 records

Healthcare 1

Adult obesity prevalence: female (age-standardized, %) 2023 Estimate 31% +0.6 pp since 2022 WHO 21 records

7 measures. Each name opens the full series; each value opens the record with its source evidence.

Sources

7 primary source documents. Every figure on this page traces to one of these.
Document Publisher Authority tier Accessed Locator Data points
ILO modeled estimate of total unemployment rate, distributed through World Bank WDI Dataset ILO T1 Official 2 Oct 2026 SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2025","indicator.id":"SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS"}; SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2024","indicator.id":"SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS"}; SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2023","indicator.id":"SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS"} 29
ILO modeled estimate of youth unemployment rate, distributed through World Bank WDI Dataset ILO T1 Official 2 Oct 2026 SL.UEM.1524.ZS: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2025","indicator.id":"SL.UEM.1524.ZS"}; SL.UEM.1524.ZS: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2024","indicator.id":"SL.UEM.1524.ZS"}; SL.UEM.1524.ZS: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2023","indicator.id":"SL.UEM.1524.ZS"} 35
ITU fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, distributed through World Bank WDI Dataset ITU T1 Official 2 Oct 2026 IT.NET.BBND.P2: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2024","indicator.id":"IT.NET.BBND.P2"}; IT.NET.BBND.P2: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2023","indicator.id":"IT.NET.BBND.P2"}; IT.NET.BBND.P2: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2022","indicator.id":"IT.NET.BBND.P2"} 16
ITU individuals using the Internet, distributed through World Bank WDI Dataset ITU T1 Official 1 Oct 2026 IT.NET.USER.ZS: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2024","indicator.id":"IT.NET.USER.ZS"}; IT.NET.USER.ZS: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2023","indicator.id":"IT.NET.USER.ZS"}; IT.NET.USER.ZS: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2022","indicator.id":"IT.NET.USER.ZS"} 25
ITU mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people, distributed through World Bank WDI Dataset ITU T1 Official 2 Oct 2026 IT.CEL.SETS.P2: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2024","indicator.id":"IT.CEL.SETS.P2"}; IT.CEL.SETS.P2: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2023","indicator.id":"IT.CEL.SETS.P2"}; IT.CEL.SETS.P2: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2022","indicator.id":"IT.CEL.SETS.P2"} 35
World Bank GDP real annual growth rate Dataset World Bank T1 Official 2 Oct 2026 NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2025","indicator.id":"NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG"}; NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2024","indicator.id":"NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG"}; NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG: {"countryiso3code":"PNG","date":"2023","indicator.id":"NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG"} 65
WHO adult obesity prevalence (age-standardized, female) Dataset WHO T1 Official 2 Oct 2026 NCD_BMI_30A: {"Dim1":"SEX_FMLE","SpatialDim":"PNG","SpatialDimType":"COUNTRY","TimeDim":"2023"}; NCD_BMI_30A: {"Dim1":"SEX_FMLE","SpatialDim":"PNG","SpatialDimType":"COUNTRY","TimeDim":"2022"}; NCD_BMI_30A: {"Dim1":"SEX_FMLE","SpatialDim":"PNG","SpatialDimType":"COUNTRY","TimeDim":"2021"} 21

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Data on this page is published under CC BY 4.0. Region code PG is stable across the API and every hub.

StatOrigin. (2026). Papua New Guinea industry statistics. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/regions/papua-new-guinea

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