Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Malta

Malta: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre was 2.61 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.61 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
28th
of 169 countries
All-time high
2.61 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
1.51 units per square kilometre
in 1999
Years of data
25
1999–2023

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Malta, 1999–2023

01231999201120231999: 1.5 units per square kilometre2000: 1.6 units per square kilometre2001: 1.7 units per square kilometre2002: 1.7 units per square kilometre2003: 1.7 units per square kilometre2004: 1.7 units per square kilometre2005: 1.8 units per square kilometre2006: 1.8 units per square kilometre2007: 1.9 units per square kilometre2008: 1.9 units per square kilometre2009: 2 units per square kilometre2010: 2.1 units per square kilometre2011: 2.1 units per square kilometre2012: 2.1 units per square kilometre2013: 2.2 units per square kilometre2014: 2.2 units per square kilometre2015: 2.2 units per square kilometre2016: 2.3 units per square kilometre2017: 2.3 units per square kilometre2018: 2.3 units per square kilometre2019: 2.4 units per square kilometre2020: 2.4 units per square kilometre2021: 2.5 units per square kilometre2022: 2.5 units per square kilometre2023: 2.6 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Malta stood at 2.61 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 2.61 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.51 units per square kilometre, in 1999.

Malta ranks 28th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Malta, 1999 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1999 1.51 units per square kilometre
2000 1.59 units per square kilometre +5.6%
2001 1.71 units per square kilometre +7.5%
2002 1.66 units per square kilometre -2.9%
2003 1.69 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2004 1.71 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2005 1.76 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2006 1.82 units per square kilometre +3.9%
2007 1.88 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2008 1.93 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2009 1.98 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2010 2.06 units per square kilometre +3.9%
2011 2.08 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2012 2.14 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2013 2.2 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2014 2.24 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2015 2.25 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2016 2.27 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2017 2.3 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2018 2.34 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2019 2.38 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2020 2.43 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2021 2.45 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2022 2.48 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2023 2.61 units per square kilometre +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.51 units per square kilometre 1.51 units per square kilometre 1.51 units per square kilometre 1
2000s 1.77 units per square kilometre 1.59 units per square kilometre 1.98 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 2.23 units per square kilometre 2.06 units per square kilometre 2.38 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 2.49 units per square kilometre 2.43 units per square kilometre 2.61 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 25 Andorra 2.74 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.67 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 27 Armenia 2.66 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 29 Indonesia 2.59 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 30 Hungary 2.54 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 31 Uzbekistan 2.38 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Malta?
Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Malta was 2.61 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 2.61 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 1.51 units per square kilometre in 1999.
How does Malta rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 28th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 3,647 data points, 1980–2023
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Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.