IDA only vs Jamaica: Employers, female (% of female employment)

IDA only
1.7%
in 2025
Jamaica
3.1%
in 2025
IDA only rank
38th
Jamaica rank
39th

Employers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • IDA only
  • Jamaica
11.522.53199120082025

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 3.1% against 1.7% in IDA only, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.8 times IDA only's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was IDA only ahead.

IDA only ranks 38th and Jamaica ranks 39th of 47 groups.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA only Jamaica Difference Ahead
1990s 1.0% 1.4% 0.3% Jamaica
2000s 1.1% 1.9% 0.8% Jamaica
2010s 1.2% 2.3% 1.1% Jamaica
2020s 1.7% 2.9% 1.2% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), IDA only or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 3.1% against 1.7% in IDA only as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between IDA only and Jamaica?
1.4%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Jamaica?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do IDA only and Jamaica rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
IDA only ranks 38th and Jamaica ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).