Persons outside … Persons population private households in Malta
Malta: Persons outside … Persons population private households was 26.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
26.2
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
39th
of 47 countries
All-time high
47.9
in 2004
All-time low
26.2
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 39th out of 47 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 … Persons population private households in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.2 | — |
| 2001 | 46.5 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 47 | +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 | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 26.2 | -3.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 26.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.8, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.09 | 46.3 | 47.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2 | 34.4 | 45.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4 | 26.2 | 33.2 | 6 |
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 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 39th out of 47 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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