Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Malta
Malta: Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of was 5.57 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025. ▼ Falling
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status.
Analysis
In 2025, incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Malta stood at 5.57 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Malta peaked at 10.17 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.51 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, in 2022.
Malta ranks 31st of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.17 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | — |
| 2001 | 8.43 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 9.06 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 9.45 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 9.23 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.96 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 7.01 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 7.74 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 7.34 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 6.58 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 7.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 8.61 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 8.27 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 7.49 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 7.25 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 7.69 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 7.07 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 7.24 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.3 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 9.73 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 8.8 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 5.6 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -36.3% |
| 2022 | 4.51 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 4.57 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 4.9 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 5.57 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +13.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 5.57 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.07 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, 79% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 6.58 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10.17 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.88 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 7.07 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 9.73 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.66 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 4.51 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 8.8 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 28 Luxembourg 6.47 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 29 Spain 6.15 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 30 Canada 5.65 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 32 Finland 5.33 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 33 Norway 4.94 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 34 Germany 4.86 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 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 incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Malta?
- Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Malta was 5.57 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.17 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2000.
- What is the lowest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.51 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of?
- Malta ranks 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of employment in the hour band. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains the share of employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. 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.