Employed persons in the tourism industries in Malta
Malta: Employed persons in the tourism industries was 51,432 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employed persons in the tourism industries in Malta, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malta recorded 51,432 for employed persons in the tourism industries in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 94.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons in the tourism industries in Malta peaked at 51,432 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24,478, in 2012.
Malta ranks 64th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Employed persons in the tourism industries in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24,478 | — |
| 2013 | 27,207 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 26,383 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 26,773 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 30,434 | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 31,632 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 34,972 | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 40,383 | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 37,084 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 36,231 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 41,556 | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 47,761 | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 51,432 | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30,283 | 24,478 | 40,383 | 8 |
| 2020s | 42,813 | 36,231 | 51,432 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 61 Mozambique 61,700 compare
- 62 Cyprus 60,329 compare
- 63 Botswana 56,854 compare
- 65 Trinidad and Tobago 50,900 compare
- 66 Lithuania 49,752 compare
- 67 Luxembourg 38,298 compare
More economy & growth data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 9.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3791 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 18,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3355 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 16,074 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 15.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8649 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons in the tourism industries in Malta?
- Employed persons in the tourism industries in Malta was 51,432 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed persons in the tourism industries recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 51,432 in 2024.
- What is the lowest employed persons in the tourism industries recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,478 in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for employed persons in the tourism industries?
- Malta ranks 64th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employed persons in the tourism industries rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed persons in the tourism industries (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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