Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 27.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica stood at 27.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica peaked at 37.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2025.
That places Jamaica 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.7% | — |
| 1992 | 37.4% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 35.3% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 34.7% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 33.2% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 32.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | -0.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 27.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.5%, 90% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 27.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 32.2% | 37.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 29.2% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 29.6% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 27.4% | 30.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 94 Equatorial Guinea 28.7% compare
- 95 Mexico 27.9% compare
- 96 Turkmenistan 27.5% compare
- 98 Botswana 26.7% compare
- 99 Türkiye 25.6% compare
- 100 Kyrgyzstan 25.3% 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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica was 27.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2025.
- How does Jamaica rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Jamaica ranks 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, female (% of female 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
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.