Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 69.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica stood at 69.5%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica peaked at 69.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 1991.
That places Jamaica 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 61.4% | — |
| 1992 | 61.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 63.8% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 65.7% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 65.3% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 65.9% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 65.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 66.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 69.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 69.5% | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 69.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.5%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 69.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.5%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.3% | 61.4% | 65.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 65.0% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 65.6% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 67.2% | 69.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 90 Turkmenistan 70.5% compare
- 91 Egypt 69.7% compare
- 92 Uzbekistan 69.6% compare
- 94 Mexico 69.0% compare
- 95 Dominican Republic 68.6% compare
- 96 Equatorial Guinea 68.5% 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Jamaica was 69.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Jamaica ranks 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.