Annual working hours per worker in Jamaica
Jamaica: Annual working hours per worker was 1,963 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1,963 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
68th
of 130 countries
All-time high
1,999 hours per worker
in 1998
All-time low
1,865 hours per worker
in 1986
Years of data
38
1986–2023
Annual working hours per worker in Jamaica, 1986–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Jamaica is 1,963 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Jamaica peaked at 1,999 hours per worker in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,865 hours per worker, in 1986.
Jamaica ranks 68th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual working hours per worker in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1,865 hours per worker | — |
| 1987 | 1,894 hours per worker | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 1,915 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1,973 hours per worker | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 1,938 hours per worker | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 1,948 hours per worker | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,963 hours per worker | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1,951 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1,959 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,949 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,969 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1,964 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,999 hours per worker | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1,983 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1,963 hours per worker | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1,971 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,966 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,966 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,966 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,966 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,963 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,963 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,961 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,946 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,954 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,929 hours per worker | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,951 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,924 hours per worker | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,907 hours per worker | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,918 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,937 hours per worker | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,942 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,945 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,952 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,878 hours per worker | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1,904 hours per worker | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1,959 hours per worker | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1,963 hours per worker | +0.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1,963 hours per worker is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,063 hours per worker, 95% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1,963 hours per worker is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,965 hours per worker, 100% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,912 hours per worker | 1,865 hours per worker | 1,973 hours per worker | 4 |
| 1990s | 1,962 hours per worker | 1,938 hours per worker | 1,999 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,963 hours per worker | 1,946 hours per worker | 1,971 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,936 hours per worker | 1,907 hours per worker | 1,954 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,926 hours per worker | 1,878 hours per worker | 1,963 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More work & labour data for Jamaica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0152 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,904 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 799.47 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 544.43 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 522.35 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,067 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Jamaica?
- Annual working hours per worker in Jamaica was 1,963 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,999 hours per worker in 1998.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,865 hours per worker in 1986.
- How does Jamaica rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Jamaica ranks 68th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.