Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Malta
Malta: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 35.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Malta, 2009–2024
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 35.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Malta peaked at 38.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2009.
Malta ranks 32nd of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 25.5% | — |
| 2010 | 30.8% | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | +34.1% |
| 2021 | 35.8% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 38.3% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 35.3% | -7.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 35.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Malta's 35.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.6%, 2.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 28.3% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 35.3% | 38.3% | 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, total in Malta?
- Part time employment, total in Malta was 35.3% 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 38.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for part time employment, total?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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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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.