Part time employment, female in Malta

Malta: Part time employment, female was 18.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
18.7%
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
76th
of 111 countries
All-time high
28.5%
in 2014
All-time low
18.5%
in 2022
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Part time employment, female in Malta, 2009–2024

01020302009201620242009: 23.7 % of total female employment2010: 24.8 % of total female employment2011: 25.9 % of total female employment2012: 26.1 % of total female employment2013: 26.1 % of total female employment2014: 28.5 % of total female employment2015: 26.9 % of total female employment2016: 26.2 % of total female employment2017: 25.1 % of total female employment2018: 23.1 % of total female employment2019: 21.7 % of total female employment2020: 20.8 % of total female employment2021: 19.9 % of total female employment2022: 18.5 % of total female employment2023: 19.6 % of total female employment2024: 18.7 % of total female employment

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 18.7%, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Malta peaked at 28.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2022.

Malta ranks 76th of 111 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 in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Malta, 2009 to 2024.
Year % of total female employment Change
2009 23.7%
2010 24.8% +4.8%
2011 25.9% +4.5%
2012 26.1% +0.8%
2013 26.1% -0.1%
2014 28.5% +9.1%
2015 26.9% -5.4%
2016 26.2% -2.7%
2017 25.1% -4.4%
2018 23.1% -7.9%
2019 21.7% -6.1%
2020 20.8% -4.2%
2021 19.9% -4.2%
2022 18.5% -7.1%
2023 19.6% +5.9%
2024 18.7% -4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.7% 23.7% 23.7% 1
2010s 25.4% 21.7% 28.5% 10
2020s 19.5% 18.5% 20.8% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, female in Malta?
Part time employment, female in Malta was 18.7% 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 28.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2022.
How does Malta rank for part time employment, female?
Malta ranks 76th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. 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

Indicator
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Unit
% of total female employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

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.