Hospital employment (Eurostat) in Malta
Malta: Hospital employment (Eurostat) was 11,281 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11,281
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
26th
of 29 countries
All-time high
11,281
in 2024
All-time low
5,477
in 2009
Years of data
17
2007–2024
Hospital employment in Malta, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hospital employment in Malta is 11,281, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital employment in Malta peaked at 11,281 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,477, in 2009.
Malta ranks 26th of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Hospital employment (Eurostat) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6,057 | — |
| 2009 | 5,477 | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 6,321 | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 6,744 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 7,007 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 7,215 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 7,856 | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 8,554 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 8,469 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 8,915 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 9,455 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 9,520 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9,866 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 9,868 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10,253 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 10,687 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 11,281 | +5.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 11,281 is below the median for high income countries, which is 114,225, 10% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,767 | 5,477 | 6,057 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8,006 | 6,321 | 9,520 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,391 | 9,866 | 11,281 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 24 Estonia 14,176 compare
- 24 Estonia 14,176 compare
- 27 Iceland 5,620 compare
- 28 Luxembourg 5,487
- 29 Liechtenstein 249.86 compare
More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital employment in Malta?
- Hospital employment in Malta was 11,281 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital employment recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11,281 in 2024.
- What is the lowest hospital employment recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,477 in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for hospital employment?
- Malta ranks 26th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hospital employment rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hospital employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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