Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Malta
Malta: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 73.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 73.8 for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region 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 nuts 2 region in Malta peaked at 73.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.1, in 2004.
Malta ranks 42nd of 443 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
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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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Malta?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Malta was 73.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1 in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Malta ranks 42nd out of 443 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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