Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in Malta
Malta: Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data was 71.7% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
71.7%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
71.7%
in 2026
All-time low
48.2%
in 2006
Years of data
27
2000–2026
Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in Malta, 2000–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 71.7% for employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in Malta peaked at 71.7% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 2006.
Malta ranks 4th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.5% | — |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 56.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 71.1% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.2% | 48.2% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 50.0% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 63.5% | 71.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 1 Iceland 76.0% compare
- 2 Netherlands 73.0% compare
- 2 Netherlands 73.0% compare
- 5 Switzerland 71.3% compare
- 6 Norway 69.0% compare
- 7 Cyprus 68.8% compare
- 7 Denmark 68.8% 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 rates by citizenship - quarterly data in Malta?
- Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data in Malta was 71.7% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2026.
- What is the lowest employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
- Is employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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