Does Papua New Guinea have mandatory military service?

No conscription

No conscription

Papua New Guinea is one of 123 countries classified “No conscription” for military conscription — 64% of the 192 with data. (Also searched as the draft, national service.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Conscription
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Solomon Islands
No conscription
Micronesia
No conscription
Palau
No conscription
Timor-Leste
Active conscription
Australia
No conscription
Vanuatu
No conscription

Other laws in Papua New Guinea

Death Penalty
Fully abolished
Gun Laws
Highly restrictive / banned

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