Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Malta
Malta: Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) was 43.7% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Malta, 2008–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Malta is 43.7%, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Malta peaked at 49.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2020.
Malta ranks 24th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 49.3% | — |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 44.5% | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 43.7% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 45.7% | 49.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 42.6% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 41.7% | 46.3% | 7 |
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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 monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Malta?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Malta was 43.7% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 33 countries with data for 2026.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) - NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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