Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Malta
Malta: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to was 24 Hours per week in 2025. ▲ Rising
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
In 2025, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Malta stood at 24 Hours per week.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Malta peaked at 28 Hours per week in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20 Hours per week, in 2011.
Malta ranks 4th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Malta, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23 Hours per week | — |
| 2006 | 23 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22 Hours per week | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21 Hours per week | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 21 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 Hours per week | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21 Hours per week | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 22 Hours per week | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24 Hours per week | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28 Hours per week | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 27 Hours per week | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 28 Hours per week | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 26 Hours per week | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 24 Hours per week | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2 Hours per week | 21 Hours per week | 23 Hours per week | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.2 Hours per week | 20 Hours per week | 24 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.17 Hours per week | 24 Hours per week | 28 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 1 Czechia 26 Hours per week compare
- 1 New Zealand 26 Hours per week compare
- 1 Slovenia 31 Hours per week compare
- 2 Estonia 26 Hours per week compare
- 2 Croatia 21 Hours per week compare
- 3 Cyprus 25 Hours per week compare
- 3 Latvia 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Poland 22 Hours per week compare
- 4 United States of America 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Norway 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Sweden 24 Hours per week compare
- 5 Lithuania 19 Hours per week compare
- 6 Netherlands 18 Hours per week 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 capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1332 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,380 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 47,861 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8841 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Malta?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Malta was 24 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 28 Hours per week in 2021.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 Hours per week in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.