Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) in Malta
Malta: Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) was 26.7 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) in Malta, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Malta recorded 26.7 Thousand persons for temporary employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 103.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) in Malta peaked at 26.7 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.8 Thousand persons, in 2008.
Malta ranks 38th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.8 Thousand persons | — |
| 2009 | 6.8 Thousand persons | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 7.5 Thousand persons | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 9.5 Thousand persons | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 10.4 Thousand persons | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 12 Thousand persons | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 12.8 Thousand persons | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 13.1 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 13.7 Thousand persons | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 11.3 Thousand persons | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 16.3 Thousand persons | +44.2% |
| 2019 | 19.9 Thousand persons | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 17.6 Thousand persons | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 18.6 Thousand persons | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 19.9 Thousand persons | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 23.1 Thousand persons | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 26.4 Thousand persons | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 26.7 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3 Thousand persons | 5.8 Thousand persons | 6.8 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.65 Thousand persons | 7.5 Thousand persons | 19.9 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.05 Thousand persons | 17.6 Thousand persons | 26.7 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- 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 economic activity (nace rev. 2) in Malta?
- Temporary employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) in Malta was 26.7 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 Thousand persons in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for temporary employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2)?
- Malta ranks 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.8%. 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 economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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