Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Malta
Malta: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 56.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Malta stood at 56.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Malta peaked at 66.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2010.
That places Malta 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.0% | — |
| 1991 | 65.6% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 65.0% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 63.9% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 63.4% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 63.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 62.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 61.4% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 61.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60.8% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 64.3% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 52.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 55.9% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.3% | 60.8% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 51.6% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 50.9% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 52.2% | 56.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Malta?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Malta was 56.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2010.
- How does Malta rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Malta ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.