Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region in Malta
Malta: Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region was 595,022 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 595,022 for employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region in Malta peaked at 595,022 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 318,484, in 2004.
Malta ranks 28th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 332,175 | 318,484 | 349,558 | 10 |
| 2010s | 399,946 | 345,137 | 516,584 | 10 |
| 2020s | 540,842 | 491,922 | 595,022 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 25 Estonia 1.17 million compare
- 26 Cyprus 932,104 compare
- 27 Luxembourg 757,119 compare
- 29 Guadeloupe 229,111 compare
- 30 Martinique 223,972 compare
- 31 Mayotte 85,226 compare
More work & labour data for Malta
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 81.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region in Malta?
- Employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region in Malta was 595,022 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 595,022 in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 318,484 in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region?
- Malta ranks 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. 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 (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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