Part time employment, total in Malta

Malta: Part time employment, total was 11.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11.5%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
81st
of 111 countries
All-time high
16.2%
in 2014
All-time low
11.3%
in 2022
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Part time employment, total in Malta, 2009–2024

0510152009201620242009: 11.5 % of total employment2010: 12.3 % of total employment2011: 13.3 % of total employment2012: 14 % of total employment2013: 14.8 % of total employment2014: 16.2 % of total employment2015: 15.3 % of total employment2016: 14.6 % of total employment2017: 14.5 % of total employment2018: 14 % of total employment2019: 13 % of total employment2020: 11.9 % of total employment2021: 12.2 % of total employment2022: 11.3 % of total employment2023: 11.8 % of total employment2024: 11.5 % of total employment

Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.

Analysis

The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Malta is 11.5%, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Malta peaked at 16.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2022.

Malta ranks 81st 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, total in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Malta, 2009 to 2024.
Year % of total employment Change
2009 11.5%
2010 12.3% +7.2%
2011 13.3% +8.0%
2012 14.0% +5.5%
2013 14.8% +5.4%
2014 16.2% +9.7%
2015 15.3% -5.7%
2016 14.6% -4.1%
2017 14.5% -1.2%
2018 14.0% -3.4%
2019 13.0% -7.1%
2020 11.9% -8.5%
2021 12.2% +2.6%
2022 11.3% -6.9%
2023 11.8% +4.0%
2024 11.5% -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.5% 11.5% 11.5% 1
2010s 14.2% 12.3% 16.2% 10
2020s 11.7% 11.3% 12.2% 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 78 Türkiye 12.1% compare
  2. 79 Albania 12.0% compare
  3. 80 Jamaica 11.8% compare
  4. 82 Belarus 10.4% compare
  5. 83 Trinidad and Tobago 10.3% compare
  6. 84 Saint Lucia 10.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, total in Malta?
Part time employment, total in Malta was 11.5% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2014.
What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2022.
How does Malta rank for part time employment, total?
Malta ranks 81st out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total 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
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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.