Temporary employees by main reason in Malta
Malta: Temporary employees by main reason was 9.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9.3%
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
27th
of 47 countries
All-time high
9.5%
in 2023
All-time low
3.3%
in 2004
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Temporary employees by main reason in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of employees.
Analysis
In 2025, temporary employees by main reason in Malta stood at 9.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by main reason in Malta peaked at 9.5% in 2023 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 main reason in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage of employees | 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 | 6.0% | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +31.9% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | +8.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 9.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.9%, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 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 main reason in Malta?
- Temporary employees by main reason in Malta was 9.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by main reason recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by main reason recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for temporary employees by main reason?
- Malta ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by main reason rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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