Actual hours worked: index (2021 = 100) quarterly data in Malta
Malta: Actual hours worked: index (2021 = 100) quarterly data was 132.6 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Malta, 2009–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 132.6 for actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in 2026. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Malta peaked at 132.6 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 64.6, in 2010.
That places Malta 1st out of 44 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Actual hours worked: index (2021 = 100) quarterly data in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 66.9 | — |
| 2010 | 64.6 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 64.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68.2 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 73.4 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 75.5 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 78 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 82.4 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 89.4 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 95 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 106.9 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 99 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 101.3 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 110.8 | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 113.1 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 123.3 | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 128.2 | +4.0% |
| 2026 | 132.6 | +3.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 132.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 105.8, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.9 | 66.9 | 66.9 | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.8 | 64.6 | 106.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.47 | 99 | 132.6 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Malta?
- Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Malta was 132.6 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 132.6 in 2026.
- What is the lowest actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6 in 2010.
- How does Malta rank for actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly?
- Malta ranks 1st out of 44 countries with data for 2026.
- Is actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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