Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Malta
Malta: Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data was 5.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.2
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
1st
of 38 countries
All-time high
6.9
in 2023
All-time low
0.6
in 2020
Years of data
10
2009–2025
Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Malta, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Malta is 5.2, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 136.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Malta peaked at 6.9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2020.
Malta ranks 1st of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.9 | — |
| 2017 | 2.2 | -55.1% |
| 2018 | 4.8 | +118.2% |
| 2019 | 3.7 | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6 | -83.8% |
| 2021 | 1.9 | +216.7% |
| 2022 | 4.4 | +131.6% |
| 2023 | 6.9 | +56.8% |
| 2024 | 5.9 | -14.5% |
| 2025 | 5.2 | -11.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 5.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8, 2.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.57 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.15 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 2 Czechia 4.6 compare
- 3 Netherlands 4.5 compare
- 3 Netherlands 4.5 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 job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Malta?
- Job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Malta was 5.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 in 2023.
- What is the lowest job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data?
- Malta ranks 1st out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.4%. 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 Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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