Employers, total (% of total employment) in Malta
Malta: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Malta, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, total (% of total employment) in Malta is 3.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Malta peaked at 4.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1991.
Malta ranks 72nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.3% | — |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 6 |
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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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Malta?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Malta was 3.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1991.
- How does Malta rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Malta ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).