Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Malta

Malta: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment was 18.2 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
18.2 Persons
Change on year
up 18.0%
World rank
38th
of 40 countries
All-time high
24.26 Persons
in 2019
All-time low
10.26 Persons
in 2006
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Malta, 2000–2025

05101520252000201220252000: 14.6 Persons2001: 12.2 Persons2002: 13.1 Persons2003: 13.6 Persons2004: 13.2 Persons2005: 13 Persons2006: 10.3 Persons2007: 11.7 Persons2008: 11.4 Persons2009: 10.3 Persons2010: 11.5 Persons2011: 14.3 Persons2012: 14.2 Persons2013: 13.5 Persons2014: 13.7 Persons2015: 15.1 Persons2016: 14.6 Persons2017: 15.8 Persons2018: 19.5 Persons2019: 24.3 Persons2020: 22.6 Persons2021: 14.5 Persons2022: 12.6 Persons2023: 13.6 Persons2024: 15.4 Persons2025: 18.2 Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for long usual weekly working hours — employment in Malta is 18.2 Persons, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 18.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, long usual weekly working hours — employment in Malta peaked at 24.26 Persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.26 Persons, in 2006.

That places Malta 38th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.35 Persons 10.26 Persons 14.56 Persons 10
2010s 15.64 Persons 11.46 Persons 24.26 Persons 10
2020s 16.15 Persons 12.56 Persons 22.58 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 35 Cyprus 36.96 Persons compare
  2. 36 North Macedonia 19.9 Persons compare
  3. 37 Luxembourg 19.04 Persons compare
  4. 39 Iceland 13.58 Persons compare
  5. 40 Bulgaria 9.85 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is long usual weekly working hours — employment in Malta?
Long usual weekly working hours — employment in Malta was 18.2 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 24.26 Persons in 2019.
What is the lowest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 10.26 Persons in 2006.
How does Malta rank for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
Malta ranks 38th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
Is long usual weekly working hours — employment rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Long usual weekly working hours — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 1,768 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains data on employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.