Malta vs Upper middle income: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)
Malta
51.2%
in 2025
Upper middle income
37.7%
in 2025
Malta rank
25th
Upper middle income rank
25th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) over time
- Malta
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Malta currently reports 51.2% against 37.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.5%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Malta ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.7% | 55.8% | 0.1% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 46.9% | 0.9% | Malta |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 41.8% | 4.7% | Malta |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 37.5% | 12.1% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%), Malta or Upper middle income?
- Malta, at 51.2% against 37.7% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) between Malta and Upper middle income?
- 13.5%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Upper middle income rank globally for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Malta ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.