Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Malta
Malta: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and was 67.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Malta stood at 67.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Malta peaked at 67.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2004.
That places Malta 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.7% | — |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 61.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 49.0% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 50.8% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 61.9% | 67.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 1 Iceland 75.6% compare
- 2 Netherlands 68.7% compare
- 2 Netherlands 68.7% compare
- 4 Sweden 67.5% compare
- 6 Switzerland 67.3% compare
- 7 Estonia 66.4% compare
- 7 Estonia 66.4% 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 labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Malta?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and in Malta was 67.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 educational attainment level and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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