Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Malta
Malta: Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies was 80 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
80
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
3rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
80
in 2025
All-time low
57.9
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Malta, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 80 for employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Malta peaked at 80 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57.9, in 2011.
Malta ranks 3rd of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 57.9 | — |
| 2012 | 59.9 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 62.2 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 63.9 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 65.1 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 67.2 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 69.2 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 71.1 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 71.7 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 72.3 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 74.2 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 76.5 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 77.8 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 79.2 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 80 | +1.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 80 is above the median for high income countries, which is 75.5, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.36 | 57.9 | 71.7 | 9 |
| 2020s | 76.67 | 72.3 | 80 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 1 Netherlands 82.2 compare
- 1 Netherlands 82.2 compare
- 4 Denmark 79.2 compare
- 5 Czechia 79.1 compare
- 6 Hungary 78.8 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 sex, age and other typologies in Malta?
- Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Malta was 80 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9 in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for employment rates by sex, age and other typologies?
- Malta ranks 3rd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by sex, age and other typologies rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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