How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea 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, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Malta: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)

Eritrea

80.9%

in 2025

Malta

81.6%

in 2025

Eritrea rank

19th

Malta rank

16th

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) over time

Eritrea
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 81.6% against 80.9% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Eritrea ranks 19th and Malta ranks 16th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	82.6%	58.0%	24.6%	Eritrea
2000s	82.3%	58.5%	23.8%	Eritrea
2010s	81.5%	68.1%	13.4%	Eritrea
2020s	80.6%	79.3%	1.3%	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages), Eritrea or Malta?: Malta, at 81.6% against 80.9% in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) between Eritrea and Malta?: 0.7%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malta?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Malta rank globally for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?: Eritrea ranks 19th and Malta ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, total (% of total 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, total (% of total 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: 03 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.