Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 in Malta
Malta: Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 was 59.3 in 2025. β² Rising
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 in Malta, 1967β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 59.3 for female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 in 2025.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 in Malta peaked at 64.59 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.45, in 1967.
That places Malta 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.45 | 13.45 | 13.45 | 1 |
| 1970s | 19.31 | 19.31 | 19.31 | 1 |
| 1980s | 18.33 | 17.43 | 19.54 | 8 |
| 1990s | 22.86 | 18.67 | 25.88 | 7 |
| 2000s | 31.29 | 28.58 | 36.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.88 | 37.69 | 55.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.97 | 57.12 | 64.59 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 in Malta?
- Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 in Malta was 59.3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 64.59 in 2024.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.45 in 1967.
- How does Malta rank for female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980?
- Malta ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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