Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 83.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Jamaica, 1960–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 83.7% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Jamaica peaked at 84.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 1970.
Jamaica ranks 80th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.0% | — |
| 1970 | 45.2% | -17.7% |
| 1974 | 72.0% | +59.1% |
| 1975 | 76.1% | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 75.7% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 80.3% | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 59.9% | -25.4% |
| 1981 | 81.8% | +36.6% |
| 1982 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 61.9% | -24.2% |
| 1988 | 68.6% | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 81.1% | +18.3% |
| 1991 | 56.9% | -29.8% |
| 1994 | 84.3% | +48.1% |
| 1995 | 80.5% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 80.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 79.1% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 78.3% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 77.4% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 74.2% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +1.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 83.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 83.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +59.1% | 45.2% | 72.0% |
| 1994 | +48.1% | 56.9% | 84.3% |
| 1981 | +36.6% | 59.9% | 81.8% |
| 1991 | -29.8% | 81.1% | 56.9% |
| 1980 | -25.4% | 80.3% | 59.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.0% | 55.0% | 55.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 69.9% | 45.2% | 80.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 70.7% | 59.9% | 81.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 77.2% | 56.9% | 84.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 73.4% | 77.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 74.7% | 80.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 79.9% | 83.7% | 4 |
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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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Jamaica?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Jamaica was 83.7% in 2023, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 1970.
- How does Jamaica rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Jamaica ranks 80th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.