Malta vs Upper middle income: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)
Malta
56.0%
in 2025
Upper middle income
44.2%
in 2025
Malta rank
28th
Upper middle income rank
26th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) over time
- Malta
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Malta currently reports 56.0% against 44.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 11.8%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Malta ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.3% | 62.1% | 1.3% | Malta |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 54.0% | 2.5% | Malta |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 48.1% | 4.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 44.2% | 10.6% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%), Malta or Upper middle income?
- Malta, at 56.0% against 44.2% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) between Malta and Upper middle income?
- 11.8%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Upper middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Upper middle income rank globally for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Malta ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate for 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
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.