Employment rates by citizenship in Malta
Malta: Employment rates by citizenship was 71.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
71.5
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
71.5
in 2025
All-time low
48.3
in 2004
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Employment rates by citizenship in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by citizenship in Malta stood at 71.5. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by citizenship in Malta peaked at 71.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.3, in 2004.
Malta ranks 4th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment rates by citizenship in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.5 | — |
| 2001 | 49.7 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 49.3 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 49.2 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 48.3 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 48.5 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 48.7 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 49.7 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 50.2 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 50 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 50.6 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 51.6 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 53.1 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 54.8 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 56.2 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 57 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 58.4 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 60 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 61.8 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 62.9 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 63.6 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 65.4 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 67.8 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 69.3 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 70.7 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 71.5 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.31 | 48.3 | 50.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.64 | 50.6 | 62.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.05 | 63.6 | 71.5 | 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 rates by citizenship in Malta?
- Employment rates by citizenship in Malta was 71.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by citizenship recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by citizenship recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3 in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for employment rates by citizenship?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by citizenship rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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