Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Malta

Malta: Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition was 293.89 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
293.89 Persons
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
39th
of 40 countries
All-time high
293.89 Persons
in 2025
All-time low
133.79 Persons
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Malta, 2000–2025

01002003002000201220252000: 133.8 Persons2001: 136.1 Persons2002: 135.3 Persons2003: 134.3 Persons2004: 135 Persons2005: 135.4 Persons2006: 136.2 Persons2007: 138.6 Persons2008: 140.4 Persons2009: 141 Persons2010: 142.4 Persons2011: 144.2 Persons2012: 148.8 Persons2013: 154.6 Persons2014: 159.6 Persons2015: 167.8 Persons2016: 177.4 Persons2017: 188.4 Persons2018: 203.3 Persons2019: 218.7 Persons2020: 227.4 Persons2021: 234.6 Persons2022: 249.8 Persons2023: 267.4 Persons2024: 281.9 Persons2025: 293.9 Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Malta is 293.89 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Malta peaked at 293.89 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 133.79 Persons, in 2000.

Malta ranks 39th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 136.6 Persons 133.79 Persons 141.01 Persons 10
2010s 170.52 Persons 142.4 Persons 218.65 Persons 10
2020s 259.16 Persons 227.39 Persons 293.89 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 36 North Macedonia 678.81 Persons compare
  2. 37 Cyprus 459.79 Persons compare
  3. 38 Iceland 347.85 Persons compare
  4. 40 Luxembourg 255.03 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Malta?
Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Malta was 293.89 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest full-time and part-time employment based on national definition recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 293.89 Persons in 2025.
What is the lowest full-time and part-time employment based on national definition recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 133.79 Persons in 2000.
How does Malta rank for full-time and part-time employment based on national definition?
Malta ranks 39th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
Is full-time and part-time employment based on national definition rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
53 places, 1,842 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains data on full-time and part-time employment based on national definition. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total). National definitions of part-time work vary considerably across OECD countries. Essentially three main approaches can be distinguished: i) a classification based on the worker’s perception of his/her employment situation; ii) a cut-off (generally 30 or 35 hours per week) based on usual working hours, with persons usually working fewer hours being considered part-timers; iii) a comparable cut-off based on actual hours worked during the reference week. A criterion based on actual hours will generally yield a part-time rate higher than one based on usual hours, particularly if there are temporary reductions in working time as a result of holidays, illness, short-timing, etc. On the other hand, it is not entirely clear whether a classification based on the worker’s perception will necessarily yield estimates of part-time work that are higher or lower than one based on a fixed cut-off. In one country (France) which changed from 1981 to 1982 from a definition based on an actual hours cut-off (30 hours) to one based on the respondent’s perception, the latter criterion appeared to produce slightly higher estimates. Other factors as well affect the international comparability of the estimates. In some countries, the hours’ cut-off is based on hours for the main job, in others on total hours for all jobs. Certain countries do not consider unpaid family workers to be employed unless they work more than a minimum number of hours, so that such workers do not enter into counts for part-time workers. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.