Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Malta
Malta: Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees was 9.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Malta is 9.4, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Malta peaked at 9.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.3, in 2004.
That places Malta 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1 | — |
| 2001 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.3 | -21.4% |
| 2005 | 4.4 | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 3.8 | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 5.1 | +34.2% |
| 2008 | 4.3 | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 4.9 | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 5.4 | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 6.6 | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 6.9 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 7.6 | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 7.8 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 7.7 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 9.4 | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 8.1 | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 8.3 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 8.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.9 | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 9.7 | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 9.4 | -3.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 9.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.6, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.25 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.31 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.78 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Malta?
- Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Malta was 9.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees?
- Malta ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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