Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Malta
Malta: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 79.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Malta, 1967–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Malta is 79.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Malta peaked at 81.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 1967.
That places Malta 96th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 25.2% | — |
| 1979 | 33.9% | +34.2% |
| 1980 | 32.9% | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 32.3% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 30.6% | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 29.0% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 30.9% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 32.3% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 32.4% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 32.7% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 33.3% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 35.8% | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 33.5% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 36.1% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 36.8% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 38.5% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 41.1% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 43.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 47.8% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 68.2% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 72.4% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 73.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 79.6% | -1.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 79.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.1%, 94% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Malta's 79.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.6%, 2.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +34.2% | 25.2% | 33.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.2% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 1 |
| 1970s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 31.6% | 29.0% | 32.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 33.3% | 38.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 40.6% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 53.3% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 75.7% | 81.0% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
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- 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 79.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 81.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 1967.
- How does Malta rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Malta ranks 96th out of 196 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 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.