Self-employed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation in Malta
Malta: Self-employed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation was 42.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
42.4
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
43rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
42.4
in 2025
All-time low
16.9
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Self-employed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 42.4 for self-employed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation in Malta peaked at 42.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.9, in 2000.
That places Malta 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Self-employed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.9 | — |
| 2001 | 17.1 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 21.1 | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 20 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 20.1 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 20.2 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.4 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 21.7 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 21.4 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 21.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.4 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 21.5 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 22.1 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 23.5 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 24 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 25.9 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 27.9 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 31.3 | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 32.2 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 37.4 | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 39.8 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 38.7 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 40.7 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 41.3 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 41 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 42.4 | +3.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 42.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 399.1, 11% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.03 | 16.9 | 21.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.82 | 21.5 | 37.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.65 | 38.7 | 42.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 41 Estonia 70.8 compare
- 41 Estonia 70.8 compare
- 44 Cyprus 41.4 compare
- 45 Montenegro 39.5 compare
- 46 Luxembourg 25.5 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 self-employed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation in Malta?
- Self-employed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation in Malta was 42.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest self-employed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest self-employed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9 in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for self-employed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation?
- Malta ranks 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Self-employed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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