Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Malta
Malta: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 64.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Malta recorded 64.0% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Malta peaked at 64.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2004.
Malta ranks 76th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.9% | — |
| 1991 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.9% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 50.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 62.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.0% | 49.8% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 48.3% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 50.6% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 61.5% | 64.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Malta?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Malta was 64.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Malta ranks 76th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, total (% of total population ages 15+) (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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.