Lower middle income vs Malta: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)
Lower middle income
80.0%
in 2025
Malta
87.6%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
10th
Malta rank
12th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) over time
- Lower middle income
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 87.6% against 80.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 10th and Malta ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.4% | 82.4% | 2.0% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 79.2% | 3.9% | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 81.2% | 1.2% | Malta |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 86.3% | 7.0% | 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), Lower middle income or Malta?
- Malta, at 87.6% against 80.0% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) between Lower middle income and Malta?
- 7.6%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malta?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Malta rank globally for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)?
- Lower middle income ranks 10th 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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About this data
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.