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 Annual average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.2 Annual average
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
1st
of 37 countries
All-time high
6.9 Annual average
in 2023
All-time low
0.6 Annual average
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. Measured in Annual average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data in Malta is 5.2 Annual average, 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 Annual average in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6 Annual average, in 2020.
Malta ranks 1st of 37 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 | Annual average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.9 Annual average | — |
| 2017 | 2.2 Annual average | -55.1% |
| 2018 | 4.8 Annual average | +118.2% |
| 2019 | 3.7 Annual average | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6 Annual average | -83.8% |
| 2021 | 1.9 Annual average | +216.7% |
| 2022 | 4.4 Annual average | +131.6% |
| 2023 | 6.9 Annual average | +56.8% |
| 2024 | 5.9 Annual average | -14.5% |
| 2025 | 5.2 Annual average | -11.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 5.2 Annual average is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8 Annual average, 2.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9 Annual average | 4.9 Annual average | 4.9 Annual average | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.57 Annual average | 2.2 Annual average | 4.8 Annual average | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.15 Annual average | 0.6 Annual average | 6.9 Annual average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 2 Czechia 4.6 Annual average compare
- 3 Netherlands 4.5 Annual average compare
- 3 Netherlands 4.5 Annual average 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 Annual average 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 Annual average 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 Annual average in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for job vacancy rate by nace rev. 2.1 activity - annual data?
- Malta ranks 1st out of 37 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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