Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Malta
Malta: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 74.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Malta is 74.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Malta peaked at 74.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 1990.
That places Malta 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.4% | — |
| 1991 | 31.7% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 32.3% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 32.9% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 33.3% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 33.6% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 34.4% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 35.2% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 35.8% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 35.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 71.8% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 31.4% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 33.7% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 42.6% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 66.0% | 74.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Malta?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Malta was 74.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Malta ranks 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.