Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Malta
Malta: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Malta, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Malta is 0.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Malta peaked at 6.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
That places Malta 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.6% | — |
| 1992 | 6.2% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -25.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -35.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -47.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +69.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -43.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 31% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +69.6% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2019 | -47.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 2022 | -43.7% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 2018 | -35.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| 2017 | -25.8% | 0.6% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 3.9% | 6.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
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)
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- 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 contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Malta?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Malta was 0.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Malta ranks 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.