Gender of the head of government, annual growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Gender of the head of government, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Gender of the head of government, annual growth rate in Jamaica, 2007–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2016, gender of the head of government, annual growth rate in Jamaica stood at -100 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender of the head of government, annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 0 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2007.
Jamaica ranks 4th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Gender of the head of government, annual growth rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's -100 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -100 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's -100 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -100 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2010s | -25 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 1 Barbados 0 % change on previous year
- 1 Denmark 0 % change on previous year compare
- 1 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Argentina -100 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Bangladesh -100 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Brazil -100 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Switzerland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Chile -100 % change on previous year compare
- 4 China -100 % change on previous year
- 4 Germany -100 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Ethiopia -100 % change on previous year
- 4 Finland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Hong Kong, China -100 % change on previous year
- 4 India -100 % change on previous year
- 4 Israel -100 % change on previous year
- 4 Liberia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Sri Lanka -100 % change on previous year
- 4 Lithuania -100 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Myanmar -100 % change on previous year
- 4 Nicaragua -100 % change on previous year
- 4 Norway -100 % change on previous year compare
- 4 New Zealand -100 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Pakistan -100 % change on previous year
- 4 Panama -100 % change on previous year
- 4 Philippines -100 % change on previous year
- 4 Serbia -100 % change on previous year
- 4 Togo -100 % change on previous year
- 4 Trinidad and Tobago -100 % change on previous year compare
More gender data for Jamaica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 468.29 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.89 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,341 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,341 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0684 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,169 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,800 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender of the head of government, annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- Gender of the head of government, annual growth rate in Jamaica was -100 % change on previous year in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender of the head of government, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest gender of the head of government, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Jamaica rank for gender of the head of government, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gender of the head of government, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender of the head of government, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gender of the head of government. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gender of the head of government V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gender of the head of government. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.