Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Malta
Malta: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 91.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Malta, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Malta is 91.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Malta peaked at 92.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 1991.
Malta ranks 21st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 76.6% | — |
| 1992 | 77.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 77.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 77.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 79.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 81.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 85.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 88.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 87.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 91.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 90.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 91.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 89.2%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 91.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.2%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.1% | 76.6% | 79.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 79.9% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 86.5% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 90.8% | 92.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 in services, female (% of female employment) in Malta?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Malta was 91.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 1991.
- How does Malta rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Malta ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).