Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region in Malta

Malta: Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region was 13.8 Thousand persons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.8 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
42nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
13.8 Thousand persons
in 2024
All-time low
8.5 Thousand persons
in 2014
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2014–2024

0510152014201920242014: 8.5 Thousand persons2015: 9.1 Thousand persons2016: 9 Thousand persons2017: 10.6 Thousand persons2018: 12.3 Thousand persons2019: 13 Thousand persons2020: 12.5 Thousand persons2021: 11.8 Thousand persons2022: 12.6 Thousand persons2023: 12.7 Thousand persons2024: 13.8 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Malta recorded 13.8 Thousand persons for cultural employment by nuts 2 region in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cultural employment by nuts 2 region in Malta peaked at 13.8 Thousand persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.5 Thousand persons, in 2014.

That places Malta 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2014 to 2024.
Year Thousand persons Change
2014 8.5 Thousand persons —
2015 9.1 Thousand persons +7.1%
2016 9 Thousand persons -1.1%
2017 10.6 Thousand persons +17.8%
2018 12.3 Thousand persons +16.0%
2019 13 Thousand persons +5.7%
2020 12.5 Thousand persons -3.8%
2021 11.8 Thousand persons -5.6%
2022 12.6 Thousand persons +6.8%
2023 12.7 Thousand persons +0.8%
2024 13.8 Thousand persons +8.7%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 13.8 Thousand persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 125.2 Thousand persons, 11% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 10.42 Thousand persons 8.5 Thousand persons 13 Thousand persons 6
2020s 12.68 Thousand persons 11.8 Thousand persons 13.8 Thousand persons 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 39 North Macedonia 26.2 Thousand persons compare
  2. 40 Cyprus 17.2 Thousand persons compare
  3. 41 Luxembourg 16.5 Thousand persons compare
  4. 43 Iceland 12.2 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cultural employment by nuts 2 region in Malta?
Cultural employment by nuts 2 region in Malta was 13.8 Thousand persons in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest cultural employment by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 13.8 Thousand persons in 2024.
What is the lowest cultural employment by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 8.5 Thousand persons in 2014.
How does Malta rank for cultural employment by nuts 2 region?
Malta ranks 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
Is cultural employment by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
420 places, 4,255 data points, 2014–2024
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