Employment in Malta
Malta: Employment was 329.66 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
329.66
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
133rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
329.66
in 2025
All-time low
143.15
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000β2025
Employment in Malta, 2000β2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment in Malta stood at 329.66. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Malta peaked at 329.66 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 143.15, in 2000.
Malta ranks 133rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 150.83 | 143.15 | 159.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 198.67 | 162.29 | 251.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 292.58 | 257.9 | 329.66 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 130 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 402.09 compare
- 131 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 394.93 compare
- 132 Bhutan 379.38 compare
- 134 Luxembourg 328.33 compare
- 135 Fiji, Republic of 319.04 compare
- 136 Montenegro 282.58 compare
More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per capita 0 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Malta?
- Employment in Malta was 329.66 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 329.66 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 143.15 in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for employment?
- Malta ranks 133rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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