Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Malta
Malta: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national was 55.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Malta, 1985–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Malta stood at 55.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Malta peaked at 69.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 1985.
Malta ranks 46th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 49.2% | — |
| 1994 | 65.0% | +32.2% |
| 1996 | 69.3% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 62.9% | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 60.8% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 59.9% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 68.0% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 62.5% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 62.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 58.3% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 55.3% | -5.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 55.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.7%, 1.2× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Malta's 55.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46.4%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +32.2% | 49.2% | 65.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.2% | 49.2% | 49.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.5% | 60.8% | 69.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 54.6% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 53.4% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 54.0% | 58.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 43 El Salvador 56.1% compare
- 44 Dominican Republic 56.0% compare
- 45 Laos 55.6% compare
- 47 United Kingdom 55.3% compare
- 48 Mexico 54.9% compare
- 49 Bahrain 54.9% 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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Malta?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Malta was 55.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 1985.
- How does Malta rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Malta ranks 46th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.