Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time in Malta
Malta: Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time was 0.485 Percentage of employment in 2025. ▼ Falling
Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of employment.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.485 Percentage of employment for incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time in Malta peaked at 2.35 Percentage of employment in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.485 Percentage of employment, in 2025.
That places Malta 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.01 Percentage of employment | — |
| 2006 | 2.25 Percentage of employment | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 1.87 Percentage of employment | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 1.77 Percentage of employment | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.63 Percentage of employment | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 2.26 Percentage of employment | +38.7% |
| 2011 | 2.04 Percentage of employment | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 2.3 Percentage of employment | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 2.25 Percentage of employment | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.35 Percentage of employment | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 2.31 Percentage of employment | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.63 Percentage of employment | -29.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5 Percentage of employment | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 1.31 Percentage of employment | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 1.03 Percentage of employment | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 0.851 Percentage of employment | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 1.04 Percentage of employment | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 0.739 Percentage of employment | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 0.528 Percentage of employment | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 0.567 Percentage of employment | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 0.485 Percentage of employment | -14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9 Percentage of employment | 1.63 Percentage of employment | 2.25 Percentage of employment | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.9 Percentage of employment | 1.03 Percentage of employment | 2.35 Percentage of employment | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7023 Percentage of employment | 0.485 Percentage of employment | 1.04 Percentage of employment | 6 |
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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 involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time in Malta?
- Incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time in Malta was 0.485 Percentage of employment in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 Percentage of employment in 2014.
- What is the lowest incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.485 Percentage of employment in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.0%. 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 involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of part-time employment with standardised (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total) and detailed age groups. Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Part-time employment is based on national definitions. 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.