Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Jamaica, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Jamaica stood at 0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Jamaica peaked at 2.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.
Jamaica ranks 137th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.1% | — |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -33.2% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +20.9% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -20.3% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -18.7% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +23.0% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -42.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -26.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -24.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +48.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -30.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -10.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -10.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 21% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.0%, 24% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 6 |
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 contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Jamaica?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Jamaica was 0.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
- How does Jamaica rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Jamaica ranks 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.