Public employment in Malta
Malta: Public employment was 319.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public employment in Malta, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Malta recorded 319.56 for public employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 95.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public employment in Malta peaked at 319.56 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 142.78, in 2007.
That places Malta 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Public employment in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 142.78 | — |
| 2008 | 146.01 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 145.52 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 146.96 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 150.17 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 153 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 157.48 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 163.63 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 173.47 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 185.37 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 185.37 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 210.9 | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 251.93 | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 258.45 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 266.36 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 283.99 | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 303.11 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 319.56 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 144.77 | 142.78 | 146.01 | 3 |
| 2010s | 177.83 | 146.96 | 251.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 286.29 | 258.45 | 319.56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 40 Republic of Moldova 632.36 compare
- 41 Luxembourg 517.81 compare
- 42 Cyprus 475.67 compare
- 44 Iceland 202.41 compare
- 45 New Caledonia 89.33 compare
- 46 Jersey 56.54 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 public employment in Malta?
- Public employment in Malta was 319.56 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public employment recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 319.56 in 2024.
- What is the lowest public employment recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 142.78 in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for public employment?
- Malta ranks 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public employment rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The total public sector employment covers all employment of general government sector as defined in System of National Accounts 1993 plus employment of publicly owned enterprises and companies, resident and operating at central, state (or regional) and local levels of government. It covers all persons employed directly by those institutions, without regard for the particular type of employment contract. See the working paper: Statistics on Public Sector Employment: Methodology, Structures and Trends. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.