Cultural employment by age in Malta
Malta: Cultural employment by age was 16.8 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.8 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
42nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
16.8 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
7 Thousand persons
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Cultural employment by age in Malta, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Malta recorded 16.8 Thousand persons for cultural employment by age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cultural employment by age in Malta peaked at 16.8 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7 Thousand persons, in 2011.
Malta ranks 42nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Cultural employment by age in Malta, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 Thousand persons | — |
| 2012 | 7.5 Thousand persons | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 8.1 Thousand persons | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 8.9 Thousand persons | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 9.8 Thousand persons | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 9.4 Thousand persons | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 10.9 Thousand persons | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 12.8 Thousand persons | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 14 Thousand persons | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 14.2 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 13 Thousand persons | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 14.1 Thousand persons | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 14.5 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 15.7 Thousand persons | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 16.8 Thousand persons | +7.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 16.8 Thousand persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 142.6 Thousand persons, 12% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.82 Thousand persons | 7 Thousand persons | 14 Thousand persons | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.72 Thousand persons | 13 Thousand persons | 16.8 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 36.6 Thousand persons compare
- 40 North Macedonia 29 Thousand persons compare
- 41 Cyprus 21.9 Thousand persons compare
- 43 Luxembourg 15.2 Thousand persons compare
- 44 Iceland 10.2 Thousand persons compare
- 45 Montenegro 8.8 Thousand persons 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 cultural employment by age in Malta?
- Cultural employment by age in Malta was 16.8 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest cultural employment by age recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest cultural employment by age recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 Thousand persons in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for cultural employment by age?
- Malta ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cultural employment by age rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. 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 Cultural employment by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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