Fertility and female labor force participation in Malta
Malta: Fertility and female labor force participation was 59.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
59.3
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
62nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
64.59
in 2024
All-time low
13.45
in 1967
Years of data
43
1967–2025
Fertility and female labor force participation in Malta, 1967–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 59.3 for fertility and female labor force participation in 2025.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation in Malta peaked at 64.59 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.45, in 1967.
Malta ranks 62nd of 194 countries on this measure, 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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- 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 fertility and female labor force participation in Malta?
- Fertility and female labor force participation in Malta was 59.3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 64.59 in 2024.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.45 in 1967.
- How does Malta rank for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Malta ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation 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 Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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