Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Malta
Malta: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 71.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
71.5%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
5th
of 48 countries
All-time high
71.5%
in 2025
All-time low
48.3%
in 2004
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by nuts 2 region 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 nuts 2 region in Malta peaked at 71.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2004.
That places Malta 5th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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% | -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 | 57.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +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% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 71.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.2%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 48.3% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 50.6% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 63.6% | 71.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 2 Netherlands 73.2% compare
- 2 Netherlands 73.2% compare
- 4 Switzerland 71.8% compare
- 6 Norway 69.6% compare
- 7 Denmark 69.3% compare
- 8 Sweden 69.0% 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 nuts 2 region in Malta?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Malta was 71.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Malta ranks 5th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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