Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Malta
Malta: Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private was 26.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Malta stood at 26.2%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Malta peaked at 47.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2025.
That places Malta 37th 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 outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.2% | — |
| 2001 | 46.5% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 46.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.1% | 46.3% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 34.4% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 26.2% | 33.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Malta?
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Malta was 26.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private?
- Malta ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private 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 Eurostat, published as part of Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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