Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 2 acti in Malta

Malta: Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 2 acti was 131.4 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
131.4 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
34th
of 36 countries
All-time high
131.4 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
60.6 Thousand persons
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 2 acti in Malta, 2008–2025

0501001502008201620252008: 60.6 Thousand persons2009: 60.9 Thousand persons2010: 63.2 Thousand persons2011: 66.9 Thousand persons2012: 71.8 Thousand persons2013: 74.3 Thousand persons2014: 79.4 Thousand persons2015: 84.5 Thousand persons2016: 86.6 Thousand persons2017: 90.6 Thousand persons2018: 97 Thousand persons2019: 100 Thousand persons2020: 106.9 Thousand persons2021: 111.4 Thousand persons2022: 119.5 Thousand persons2023: 123.8 Thousand persons2024: 130.5 Thousand persons2025: 131.4 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Malta recorded 131.4 Thousand persons for employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by nace rev. 2 acti in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by nace rev. 2 acti in Malta peaked at 131.4 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.6 Thousand persons, in 2008.

Malta ranks 34th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60.75 Thousand persons 60.6 Thousand persons 60.9 Thousand persons 2
2010s 81.43 Thousand persons 63.2 Thousand persons 100 Thousand persons 10
2020s 120.58 Thousand persons 106.9 Thousand persons 131.4 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 31 North Macedonia 208.2 Thousand persons compare
  2. 32 Cyprus 202.3 Thousand persons compare
  3. 33 Luxembourg 193.9 Thousand persons compare
  4. 35 Iceland 93.4 Thousand persons compare
  5. 36 Montenegro 72.6 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by nace rev. 2 acti in Malta?
Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by nace rev. 2 acti in Malta was 131.4 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by nace rev. 2 acti recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 131.4 Thousand persons in 2025.
What is the lowest employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by nace rev. 2 acti recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 60.6 Thousand persons in 2008.
How does Malta rank for employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by nace rev. 2 acti?
Malta ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by nace rev. 2 acti rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. 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 Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 651 data points, 2008–2025
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