Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Malta
Malta: Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 329.66 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Malta, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Malta is 329.66, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Malta peaked at 329.66 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 190.3, in 2014.
That places Malta 66th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 190.3 | — |
| 2015 | 197.91 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 207.79 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 220.17 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 236.34 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 251.19 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 257.9 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 265.64 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 283.23 | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 302.31 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 316.77 | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 329.66 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 217.28 | 190.3 | 251.19 | 6 |
| 2020s | 292.58 | 257.9 | 329.66 | 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 employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Malta?
- Employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Malta was 329.66 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 329.66 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 190.3 in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for employment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Malta ranks 66th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Persons in employment are defined as all those of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. They comprise employed persons who worked in a job for at least one hour and employed persons not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.