Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Malta
Malta: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0172 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Malta stood at 0.0172 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Malta peaked at 0.0185 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0146 units per person, in 2005.
Malta ranks 72nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Malta, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0146 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0147 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0149 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.015 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.015 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0149 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0148 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0153 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0156 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0157 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0159 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0168 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.017 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0176 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0185 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0172 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0179 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.018 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0176 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0173 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0172 units per person | -0.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0172 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0172 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0132 units per person, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0148 units per person | 0.0146 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0162 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | 0.0185 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0175 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 0.018 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Malta?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Malta was 0.0172 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0185 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0146 units per person in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Malta ranks 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.