Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Malta
Malta: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 4.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Malta is 4.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Malta peaked at 22.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2023.
That places Malta 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.0% | — |
| 2001 | 22.6% | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -24.3% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -27.0% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +31.9% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -31.9% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -27.4% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 14.4% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 7.7% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.5% | 9.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 40 Slovenia 5.0% compare
- 40 Slovenia 5.0% compare
- 42 Germany 4.9% compare
- 44 Netherlands 2.2% compare
- 44 Netherlands 2.2% compare
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 persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Malta?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Malta was 4.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Malta ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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