Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) in Malta

Malta: Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) was 28 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
28
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
45th
of 47 countries
All-time high
36
in 2001
All-time low
28
in 2012
Years of data
24
1997–2020

Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Malta, 1997–2020

0102030401997200820201997: 351998: 351999: 352000: 352001: 362002: 352003: 342004: 342005: 312006: 312007: 312008: 302009: 292010: 292011: 292012: 282013: 292014: 292015: 282016: 282017: 282018: 292019: 302020: 28

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Malta stood at 28. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Malta peaked at 36 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2012.

That places Malta 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020) in Malta, 1997 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1997 35 —
1998 35 +0.0%
1999 35 +0.0%
2000 35 +0.0%
2001 36 +2.9%
2002 35 -2.8%
2003 34 -2.9%
2004 34 +0.0%
2005 31 -8.8%
2006 31 +0.0%
2007 31 +0.0%
2008 30 -3.2%
2009 29 -3.3%
2010 29 +0.0%
2011 29 +0.0%
2012 28 -3.4%
2013 29 +3.6%
2014 29 +0.0%
2015 28 -3.4%
2016 28 +0.0%
2017 28 +0.0%
2018 29 +3.6%
2019 30 +3.4%
2020 28 -6.7%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 28 is below the median for high income countries, which is 307, 9% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35 35 35 3
2000s 32.6 29 36 10
2010s 28.7 28 30 10
2020s 28 28 28 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 43 Cyprus 29 compare
  2. 43 Iceland 29 compare
  3. 46 Montenegro 26 compare
  4. 47 Luxembourg 23 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Malta?
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Malta was 28 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 36 in 2001.
What is the lowest employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2012.
How does Malta rank for employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data?
Malta ranks 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
Is employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 1,205 data points, 1992–2020
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