Labour force participation rates by citizenship in Malta
Malta: Labour force participation rates by citizenship was 73.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by citizenship in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 73.8 for labour force participation rates by citizenship in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by citizenship in Malta peaked at 73.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.1, in 2004.
That places Malta 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by citizenship in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.8 | — |
| 2001 | 53.5 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 53 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 53.2 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 52.1 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 52.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 52.2 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 53.1 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 53.4 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 53.7 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 54.3 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 55.2 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 56.6 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 58.3 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 59.6 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 60.2 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 61.3 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 62.5 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 64.4 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 65.6 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 66.8 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 67.9 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 70.3 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 71.8 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 73 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 73.8 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.91 | 52.1 | 53.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8 | 54.3 | 65.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6 | 66.8 | 73.8 | 6 |
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- 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 labour force participation rates by citizenship in Malta?
- Labour force participation rates by citizenship in Malta was 73.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by citizenship recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by citizenship recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1 in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for labour force participation rates by citizenship?
- Malta ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by citizenship rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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