Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita was 0.0229 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0229 units per person for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 163.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0229 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.002 units per person, in 2001.
That places Jamaica 29th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.002 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.002 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.003 units per person | +49.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0032 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 units per person | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 units per person | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0059 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0064 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.007 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0087 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0087 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0095 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0107 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0107 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0107 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0137 units per person | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0198 units per person | +44.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0229 units per person | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0229 units per person | 5 |
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 monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Jamaica?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Jamaica was 0.0229 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0229 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 units per person in 2001.
- How does Jamaica rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 29th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.