How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Malta?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Malta: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)

East Asia & Pacific

79.6%

in 2025

Malta

87.6%

in 2025

East Asia & Pacific rank

13th

Malta rank

12th

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) over time

East Asia & Pacific
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 87.6% against 79.6% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 8.0%.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th and Malta ranks 12th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	85.3%	82.4%	2.9%	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	83.5%	79.2%	4.3%	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	82.2%	81.2%	1.0%	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	80.1%	86.3%	6.2%	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64), East Asia & Pacific or Malta?: Malta, at 87.6% against 79.6% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) between East Asia & Pacific and Malta?: 8.0%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Malta?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Malta rank globally for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th and Malta ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (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, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.