Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Malta
Malta: Long working hours in the main job by professional status was 5.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.6
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
25th
of 47 countries
All-time high
10.7
in 2004
All-time low
4.5
in 2022
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Malta stood at 5.6.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Malta peaked at 10.7 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2022.
That places Malta 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.3 | — |
| 2001 | 8.4 | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 8.5 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 9.1 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 10.7 | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 8.8 | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 6.9 | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 7.6 | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 7.3 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 6.6 | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 7.2 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 8.7 | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 8.3 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 7.5 | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 7.3 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 7.8 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 7.1 | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 7.2 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.3 | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 9.8 | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 8.8 | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 5.5 | -37.5% |
| 2022 | 4.5 | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 4.6 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.9 | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 5.6 | +14.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 5.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.42 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.92 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.65 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 23 Spain 6 compare
- 24 Luxembourg 5.9 compare
- 26 Finland 5.2 compare
- 27 Norway 5 compare
- 28 Germany 4.9 compare
- 28 Netherlands 4.9 compare
- 28 Netherlands 4.9 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 long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Malta?
- Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Malta was 5.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7 in 2004.
- What is the lowest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for long working hours in the main job by professional status and?
- Malta ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long working hours in the main job by professional status and rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long working hours in the main job by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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