Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 97.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
97.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
15th
of 81 countries
All-time high
97.8%
in 2020
All-time low
95.7%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Jamaica, 2016–2023
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 97.1% for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
That places Jamaica 15th out of 81 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 95.7% | — |
| 2017 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.1% | 95.7% | 96.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.0% | 97.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4057 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Jamaica?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Jamaica was 97.1% in 2023, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.7% in 2016.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Jamaica ranks 15th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).