Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Malta
Malta: Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex was 23.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Malta, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Malta is 23.4, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Malta peaked at 38 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.7, in 2024.
That places Malta 16th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.8 | — |
| 2015 | 38 | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 32.2 | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 35.4 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 29.9 | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 28.3 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 27.3 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 22.6 | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 26.4 | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 20.1 | -23.9% |
| 2024 | 19.7 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 23.4 | +18.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 23.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.7, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.93 | 28.3 | 38 | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.25 | 19.7 | 27.3 | 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)
- 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 disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Malta?
- Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Malta was 23.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2015.
- What is the lowest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex?
- Malta ranks 16th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex (source EU-SILC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).