Australia vs Jamaica: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)
Australia
64.1%
in 2025
Jamaica
64.4%
in 2023
Australia rank
48th
Jamaica rank
47th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time
- Australia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 64.4% against 64.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 48th and Jamaica ranks 47th of 178 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.0% | 52.7% | 4.3% | Australia |
| 1990s | 58.1% | 56.6% | 1.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 57.1% | 3.9% | Australia |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 57.3% | 4.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 61.0% | 2.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Australia or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 64.4% against 64.1% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Australia and Jamaica?
- 0.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Jamaica?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Jamaica rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Australia ranks 48th and Jamaica ranks 47th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.