Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data in Malta

Malta: Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data was 27 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
27 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 12.9%
World rank
45th
of 48 countries
All-time high
35 Thousand persons
in 2000
All-time low
27 Thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
24
1997–2020

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

0102030401997200820201997: 34 Thousand persons1998: 34 Thousand persons1999: 34 Thousand persons2000: 35 Thousand persons2001: 35 Thousand persons2002: 35 Thousand persons2003: 33 Thousand persons2004: 33 Thousand persons2005: 32 Thousand persons2006: 30 Thousand persons2007: 30 Thousand persons2008: 30 Thousand persons2009: 29 Thousand persons2010: 28 Thousand persons2011: 28 Thousand persons2012: 28 Thousand persons2013: 29 Thousand persons2014: 29 Thousand persons2015: 28 Thousand persons2016: 28 Thousand persons2017: 29 Thousand persons2018: 30 Thousand persons2019: 31 Thousand persons2020: 27 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Malta recorded 27 Thousand persons for employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data in Malta peaked at 35 Thousand persons in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27 Thousand persons, in 2020.

Malta ranks 45th of 48 countries on this measure, 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 - quarterly data in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data (1989–2020) in Malta, 1997 to 2020.
Year Thousand persons Change
1997 34 Thousand persons
1998 34 Thousand persons +0.0%
1999 34 Thousand persons +0.0%
2000 35 Thousand persons +2.9%
2001 35 Thousand persons +0.0%
2002 35 Thousand persons +0.0%
2003 33 Thousand persons -5.7%
2004 33 Thousand persons +0.0%
2005 32 Thousand persons -3.0%
2006 30 Thousand persons -6.2%
2007 30 Thousand persons +0.0%
2008 30 Thousand persons +0.0%
2009 29 Thousand persons -3.3%
2010 28 Thousand persons -3.4%
2011 28 Thousand persons +0.0%
2012 28 Thousand persons +0.0%
2013 29 Thousand persons +3.6%
2014 29 Thousand persons +0.0%
2015 28 Thousand persons -3.4%
2016 28 Thousand persons +0.0%
2017 29 Thousand persons +3.6%
2018 30 Thousand persons +3.4%
2019 31 Thousand persons +3.3%
2020 27 Thousand persons -12.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34 Thousand persons 34 Thousand persons 34 Thousand persons 3
2000s 32.2 Thousand persons 29 Thousand persons 35 Thousand persons 10
2010s 28.8 Thousand persons 28 Thousand persons 31 Thousand persons 10
2020s 27 Thousand persons 27 Thousand persons 27 Thousand persons 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 42 Estonia 51 Thousand persons compare
  2. 42 Estonia 51 Thousand persons compare
  3. 44 Cyprus 31 Thousand persons compare
  4. 46 Iceland 25 Thousand persons compare
  5. 46 Montenegro 25 Thousand persons compare
  6. 48 Luxembourg 24 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

More work & labour data for Malta

All data for Malta →

Frequently asked questions

What is employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data in Malta?
Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data in Malta was 27 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 35 Thousand persons in 2000.
What is the lowest employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 27 Thousand persons in 2020.
How does Malta rank for employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data?
Malta ranks 45th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 - quarterly data (1989–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data in Malta. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employment-and-labour-force-by-sex-and-age-quarterly-data-1989-2020/malta/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employment-and-labour-force-by-sex-and-age-quarterly-data-1989-2020/malta/">Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data in Malta</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data (1989–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
54 places, 1,308 data points, 1989–2020
Last refreshed