Hospital employment in Malta
Malta: Hospital employment was 21.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. β² Rising
Hospital employment in Malta, 2007β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2024, hospital employment in Malta stood at 21.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital employment in Malta peaked at 21.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2007.
Malta ranks 5th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 15.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 16.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 16.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 21.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 20.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 21.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital employment in Malta?
- Hospital employment in Malta was 21.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hospital employment recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 21.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest hospital employment recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for hospital employment?
- Malta ranks 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hospital employment rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Hospital employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on total hospital employment (ie. persons employed in general and specialty hospitals) by category: Physicians Professional nurses and midwives Associate professional nurses Healthcare assistants Other health service providers Other staff Data are presented by number of persons employed (head counts), and number of full-time equivalent (FTE) persons. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.