Malta vs World: Employment in services, female (% of female employment)

Malta
91.8%
in 2025
World
58.2%
in 2025
Malta rank
21st
World rank
21st

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Malta
  • World
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 91.8% against 58.2% in World, a difference of 33.6%.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.6 times World's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 21st and World ranks 21st of 187 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta World Difference Ahead
1990s 78.1% 42.6% 35.5% Malta
2000s 85.0% 47.7% 37.2% Malta
2010s 89.4% 55.4% 34.0% Malta
2020s 91.7% 57.7% 33.9% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in services, female (% of female employment), Malta or World?
Malta, at 91.8% against 58.2% in World as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment in services, female (% of female employment) between Malta and World?
33.6%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and World?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Malta and World rank globally for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
Malta ranks 21st and World ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).