Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Malta
Malta: Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies was 80.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Malta, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 80.0% 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 80.0% 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 | Percentage | 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 | 80.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.4% | 57.9% | 71.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 72.3% | 80.0% | 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 80.0% 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 80.0% 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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