Annual working hours per worker in Malta
Malta: Annual working hours per worker was 1,848 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Malta, 1994–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Malta stood at 1,848 hours per worker.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Malta peaked at 2,138 hours per worker in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,834 hours per worker, in 2020.
Malta ranks 77th of 130 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,120 hours per worker | 2,113 hours per worker | 2,138 hours per worker | 6 |
| 2000s | 2,026 hours per worker | 1,970 hours per worker | 2,114 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,918 hours per worker | 1,865 hours per worker | 1,988 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,842 hours per worker | 1,834 hours per worker | 1,848 hours per worker | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Malta?
- Annual working hours per worker in Malta was 1,848 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,138 hours per worker in 1998.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,834 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Malta ranks 77th out of 130 regions with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.