Malta vs Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income: Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate

Malta
1.6
in 2024
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income
4.7
in 2027
Malta rank
65th
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income rank
63rd

Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate over time

  • Malta
  • Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income
051015200420152027

How they compare

Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income currently reports 4.7 against 1.6 in Malta, a difference of 3.1.

That makes Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income's figure about 2.9 times Malta's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 65th and Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income ranks 63rd of 70 countries.

Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 8.2 13.5 5.3 Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income
2010s 8.06 12.71 4.65 Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income
2020s 2.08 6.86 4.78 Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate, Malta or Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income?
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income, at 4.7 against 1.6 in Malta as of 2027.
What is the difference in potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate between Malta and Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income?
3.1, with Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income?
16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Malta and Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income rank globally for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate?
Malta ranks 65th and Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income ranks 63rd of 70 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
157 places, 3,300 data points, 1991–2027
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers includes those who have been recently searching for a job but are not available to work within a short reference period, those who have not searched recently for a job, but they are available to work within a short reference period, and finally those who do not fall in neither of the previous categories but that wanted employment. The rate refers to this group divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.