Number of people employed in agriculture in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of people employed in agriculture was 217,443 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people employed in agriculture in Jamaica, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 217,443 people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Jamaica peaked at 298,070 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 200,879 people, in 2011.
Jamaica ranks 114th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 298,070 people | — |
| 1992 | 296,629 people | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 270,208 people | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 264,609 people | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 258,055 people | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 253,317 people | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 239,568 people | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 238,837 people | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 235,755 people | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 241,082 people | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 241,542 people | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 236,692 people | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 241,422 people | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 222,445 people | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 220,646 people | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 224,900 people | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 220,372 people | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 218,818 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 230,884 people | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 227,817 people | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 200,879 people | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 207,649 people | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 213,321 people | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 222,837 people | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 227,463 people | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 215,068 people | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 223,098 people | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 222,284 people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 215,792 people | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 217,217 people | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 222,393 people | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 220,083 people | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 225,101 people | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 221,135 people | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 217,443 people | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 261,672 people | 235,755 people | 298,070 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 229,880 people | 218,818 people | 241,542 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 217,621 people | 200,879 people | 227,817 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 220,562 people | 217,217 people | 225,101 people | 6 |
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 number of people employed in agriculture in Jamaica?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Jamaica was 217,443 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 298,070 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,879 people in 2011.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Jamaica ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.