Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre was 5.2 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 5.2 units per square kilometre for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.4% on the previous year and up 159.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 5.2 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4801 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4801 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.4801 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7202 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7202 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8003 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9603 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 1.28 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 1.48 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 1.48 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.48 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.63 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 2 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 2.24 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 2.24 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.48 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 2.48 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.8 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6 units per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2023 | 5.2 units per square kilometre | +44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9523 units per square kilometre | 0.4801 units per square kilometre | 1.48 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 units per square kilometre | 1.48 units per square kilometre | 2.8 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6 units per square kilometre | 2.8 units per square kilometre | 5.2 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Mauritius 5.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Paraguay 5.78 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Vanuatu 4.69 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 4.18 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Iceland 3.99 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Jamaica was 5.2 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4801 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.