Jamaica vs Low income: Employers, female (% of female employment)

Jamaica
3.1%
in 2025
Low income
1.8%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
39th
Low income rank
36th

Employers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Jamaica
  • Low income
11.522.53199120082025

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 3.1% against 1.8% in Low income, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.7 times Low income's.

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

Jamaica ranks 39th and Low income ranks 36th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 1.4% 1.1% 0.2% Jamaica
2000s 1.9% 1.1% 0.7% Jamaica
2010s 2.3% 1.2% 1.2% Jamaica
2020s 2.9% 1.8% 1.1% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), Jamaica or Low income?
Jamaica, at 3.1% against 1.8% in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between Jamaica and Low income?
1.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Low income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Low income rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
Jamaica ranks 39th and Low income ranks 36th of 187 countries.
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).