Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Malta
Malta: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Malta, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.1% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Malta peaked at 3.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
That places Malta 179th 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, total (% of total employment) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.3% | — |
| 1992 | 3.2% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -26.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -47.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +79.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -44.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 176 United States of America 0.1% compare
- 177 Israel 0.1% compare
- 178 Slovakia 0.1% compare
- 180 Hong Kong, China 0.1% compare
- 181 Iceland 0.1% compare
- 182 Russian Federation 0.1% compare
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 contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Malta?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employment) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Malta ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.1%. 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, total (% of total 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.