Employers, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 3.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica is 3.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica peaked at 3.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1992.
That places Jamaica 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.9% | — |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +24.9% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +24.9% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +26.1% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +28.3% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +52.5% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | +1.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 3.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 3.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +52.5% | 1.3% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica was 3.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1992.
- How does Jamaica rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Jamaica ranks 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).