Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Malta

Malta: Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data was 8.8% in 2026. ▲ Rising

Latest (2026)
8.8%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
25th
of 45 countries
All-time high
10.4%
in 2019
All-time low
2.6%
in 2003
Years of data
27
2000–2026

Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Malta, 2000–2026

2468102000201320262000: 4.1 Percentage2001: 4.2 Percentage2002: 3.3 Percentage2003: 2.6 Percentage2004: 5.1 Percentage2005: 4.2 Percentage2006: 4.1 Percentage2007: 4.8 Percentage2008: 4.4 Percentage2009: 5 Percentage2010: 6.1 Percentage2011: 7 Percentage2012: 7.2 Percentage2013: 7 Percentage2014: 7.7 Percentage2015: 7.9 Percentage2016: 8.2 Percentage2017: 6.4 Percentage2018: 9 Percentage2019: 10.4 Percentage2020: 9.4 Percentage2021: 8.5 Percentage2022: 7.9 Percentage2023: 9.7 Percentage2024: 10.4 Percentage2025: 9 Percentage2026: 8.8 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Malta recorded 8.8% for temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in 2026.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Malta peaked at 10.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2003.

Malta ranks 25th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Malta, 2000 to 2026.
Year Percentage Change
2000 4.1%
2001 4.2% +2.4%
2002 3.3% -21.4%
2003 2.6% -21.2%
2004 5.1% +96.2%
2005 4.2% -17.6%
2006 4.1% -2.4%
2007 4.8% +17.1%
2008 4.4% -8.3%
2009 5.0% +13.6%
2010 6.1% +22.0%
2011 7.0% +14.8%
2012 7.2% +2.9%
2013 7.0% -2.8%
2014 7.7% +10.0%
2015 7.9% +2.6%
2016 8.2% +3.8%
2017 6.4% -22.0%
2018 9.0% +40.6%
2019 10.4% +15.6%
2020 9.4% -9.6%
2021 8.5% -9.6%
2022 7.9% -7.1%
2023 9.7% +22.8%
2024 10.4% +7.2%
2025 9.0% -13.5%
2026 8.8% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.2% 2.6% 5.1% 10
2010s 7.7% 6.1% 10.4% 10
2020s 9.1% 7.9% 10.4% 7

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 23 Iceland 9.1% compare
  2. 24 Luxembourg 8.9% compare
  3. 26 Croatia 8.5% compare
  4. 26 Croatia 8.5% compare
  5. 28 Czechia 8.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Malta?
Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Malta was 8.8% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2003.
How does Malta rank for temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data?
Malta ranks 25th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
Is temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 - % of total employees - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,257 data points, 1998–2026
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