Gender in Jamaica 233 indicators covering gender for Jamaica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 23.2% 70th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 47.9% 102nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 28.8% 93rd Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2025 down 0.3% 80th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 index 2025 down 1.3% 97th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.6494 % change on previous year 2025 down 92.5% 119th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 47.8% 2050 up 16.4% 202nd Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 68 units per square kilometre 2023 up 28.1% 24th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0502 units per square kilometre 2023 down 20.9% 43rd Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.212 units per square kilometre 2023 up 9.5% 34th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.72 2023 up 1.3% 117th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.77 2025 down 9.1% 78th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.5 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 13.8% 35th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.63 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 18.2% 30th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 12,002 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 13.9% 116th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.6 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 14.3% 29th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.52 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 20.0% 27th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.6% 2025 up 0.3% 89th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 97.3 2024 up 3.5% 135th Gender Development Index 1.01 2023 down 0.1% 16th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 1.01 2023 down 0.1% 16th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 1.01 2023 down 0.1% 16th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7134 2023 up 1.1% 121st Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 32.7% 61st Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.112 % change on previous year 2023 up 183.6% 157th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 29.6 2016 up 5.7% 18th Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 down 100.0% 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 down 100.0% 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 30.2% 2025 up 137.8% 68th Population 2.84 million 2024 up 1.6% 135th Life Expectancy at Birth 71.61 2024 down 1.0% 142nd SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 62.1 2022 down 0.6% 3rd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 21.5% 2023 up 18.1% 130th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 21.5% 2023 up 18.1% 132nd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 26.6% 2023 up 6.0% 107th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 84.46 2024 down 2.2% 131st Sex ratio at birth 103.57 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 168th Sex ratio by age 15.62 males per 100 females 2023 down 14.1% 147th Sex ratio at age 5 103.57 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.0% 156th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.57 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 168th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 1.4% 2023 up 2.1% 83rd Probability that a man will outlive a woman 40.3% 2023 down 3.2% 92nd Sex ratio at age 60 83.22 males per 100 females 2023 down 4.5% 199th Male population by age group 84,197 people 2023 down 19.1% 144th Female population by age group 81,304 people 2023 down 19.0% 144th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 — 123rd Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 — 123rd ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →