Employment rate in Malta
Malta: Employment rate was 62.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rate in Malta, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rate in Malta is 62.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Malta peaked at 62.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2004.
Malta ranks 57th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.9% | 46.7% | 47.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 44.8% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 47.2% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 58.5% | 62.2% | 6 |
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (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 rate in Malta?
- Employment rate in Malta was 62.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for employment rate?
- Malta ranks 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.