Labor force participation rate in Malta
Malta: Labor force participation rate was 64.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate in Malta is 64.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Malta peaked at 64.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2004.
That places Malta 76th out of 186 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
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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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 81.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Malta?
- Labor force participation rate in Malta was 64.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for labor force participation rate?
- Malta ranks 76th out of 186 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).