Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Malta
Malta: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 10.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Malta, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers in vulnerable employment in Malta is 10.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Malta peaked at 13.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2025.
That places Malta 149th out of 186 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 10.6% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 10.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 146 Lithuania 10.4% compare
- 147 Puerto Rico 10.3% compare
- 148 Spain 10.1% compare
- 150 Portugal 9.7% compare
- 152 Switzerland 9.6% compare
More work & labour data for Malta
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 81.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in Malta?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Malta was 10.1% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Malta ranks 149th out of 186 regions with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).