Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Malta
Malta: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 78.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Malta is 78.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Malta peaked at 78.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 1990.
Malta ranks 104th of 187 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.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.1% | — |
| 1991 | 36.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 37.3% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 38.3% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 38.8% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 39.2% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 40.1% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 41.1% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 41.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 42.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 72.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 76.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.8% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 78.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.3%, 94% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 78.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33.3%, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.1% | 36.1% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 40.0% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 51.1% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 72.2% | 78.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 78.2% compare
- 102 Japan 78.2% compare
- 103 Uruguay 78.0% compare
- 105 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 77.6% compare
- 106 Channel Islands 77.4% compare
- 107 Georgia 77.1% 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Malta?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Malta was 78.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Malta ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.