Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Malta
Malta: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 42.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Malta, 2009–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, female in Malta is 42.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Malta peaked at 51.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2019.
Malta ranks 35th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 42.2% | — |
| 2010 | 46.4% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 46.2% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | -5.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 42.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Malta's 42.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31.5%, 1.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 42.2% | 42.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 38.0% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 42.6% | 47.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 part time employment, female in Malta?
- Part time employment, female in Malta was 42.9% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for part time employment, female?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.