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. Measured in Percentage point.
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 38.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2024.
That places Malta 14th out of 46 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 | Percentage point | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.8% | — |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +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 | 32.9% | 28.3% | 38.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 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 38.0% 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 14th out of 46 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).