Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Malta
Malta: Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8%
Change on year
up 33.3%
World rank
25th
of 45 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2014
All-time low
0.4%
in 2020
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Malta, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Malta stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Malta peaked at 1.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.
Malta ranks 25th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5% | — |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +60.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +42.9% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -30.8% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -40.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +33.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 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 precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Malta?
- Precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Malta was 0.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity?
- Malta ranks 25th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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