Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in Malta
Malta: Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels was 329.55 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Malta recorded 329.55 Persons for employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in Malta peaked at 329.55 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 143.15 Persons, in 2000.
That places Malta 41st out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in Malta, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 143.15 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 147.48 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 147.57 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 147.81 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 147.87 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 149.35 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 151.18 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 155.4 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 158.58 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 159.32 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 162.51 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 166.43 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 173.1 Persons | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 181.54 Persons | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 190.57 Persons | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 198.14 Persons | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 207.97 Persons | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 220.4 Persons | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 236.58 Persons | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 251.82 Persons | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 258.34 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 266.21 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 283.93 Persons | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 302.93 Persons | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 317.57 Persons | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 329.55 Persons | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 150.77 Persons | 143.15 Persons | 159.32 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 198.91 Persons | 162.51 Persons | 251.82 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 293.09 Persons | 258.34 Persons | 329.55 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 38 Costa Rica 2,189 Persons compare
- 39 North Macedonia 704.49 Persons compare
- 40 Cyprus 504.48 Persons compare
- 42 Luxembourg 328.2 Persons compare
- 43 Iceland 113.35 Persons compare
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 employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in Malta?
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels in Malta was 329.55 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 329.55 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 143.15 Persons in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels?
- Malta ranks 41st out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels — Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains labour force data on labour market status - population, labour force, unemployment and employment - by sex and by detailed age groups and standard age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Information for all countries and all LFS subjects may be found in the attached file LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.