Proportion of labor force who are women in Malta
Malta: Proportion of labor force who are women was 41.92 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
41.92
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
127th
of 186 countries
All-time high
41.92
in 2025
All-time low
27.66
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Proportion of labor force who are women in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of labor force who are women in Malta is 41.92, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of labor force who are women in Malta peaked at 41.92 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.66, in 1990.
Malta ranks 127th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Proportion of labor force who are women in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.66 | — |
| 1991 | 27.85 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 28.25 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 28.69 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 28.93 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 29.12 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 29.53 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 30.06 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 30.19 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 30.51 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 30.5 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 29.75 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 31.05 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 30.73 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 29.16 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 31.09 | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 31.29 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.76 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 33.73 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 33.97 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 34.31 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 34.97 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 37.05 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 37.89 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 38.43 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 38.67 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 39.4 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 39.82 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 40.13 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 39.87 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 40.2 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 40.22 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41.54 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 41.53 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.89 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 41.92 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.08 | 27.66 | 30.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.41 | 29.16 | 33.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.05 | 34.31 | 40.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.22 | 40.2 | 41.92 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 124 Trinidad and Tobago 42.12 compare
- 125 Suriname 42.05 compare
- 126 Dominican Republic 41.99 compare
- 128 Panama 41.77 compare
- 129 Philippines 41.62 compare
- 130 Colombia 41.6 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 proportion of labor force who are women in Malta?
- Proportion of labor force who are women in Malta was 41.92 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest proportion of labor force who are women recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 41.92 in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of labor force who are women recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.66 in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of labor force who are women?
- Malta ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of labor force who are women rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Proportion of labor force who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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