ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Malta

Malta: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 9.21 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9.21 1000 No
Change on year
up 21.8%
World rank
82nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
13.37 1000 No
in 2016
All-time low
6.97 1000 No
in 2017
Years of data
21
2004–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Malta, 2004–2024

0510152004201420242004: 9.9 1000 No2005: 10 1000 No2006: 10 1000 No2007: 10.5 1000 No2008: 11 1000 No2009: 11.3 1000 No2010: 11.3 1000 No2011: 11.9 1000 No2012: 11.6 1000 No2013: 12.4 1000 No2014: 12.7 1000 No2015: 12.7 1000 No2016: 13.4 1000 No2017: 7 1000 No2018: 7.2 1000 No2019: 7.8 1000 No2020: 7.8 1000 No2021: 7.9 1000 No2022: 7.3 1000 No2023: 7.6 1000 No2024: 9.2 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Malta stood at 9.21 1000 No.

That represents a change of up 21.8% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Malta peaked at 13.37 1000 No in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.97 1000 No, in 2017.

That places Malta 82nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Malta, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Malta, 2004 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2004 9.94 1000 No
2005 10.04 1000 No +1.0%
2006 10.02 1000 No -0.2%
2007 10.49 1000 No +4.7%
2008 10.98 1000 No +4.7%
2009 11.27 1000 No +2.6%
2010 11.32 1000 No +0.4%
2011 11.86 1000 No +4.8%
2012 11.6 1000 No -2.2%
2013 12.41 1000 No +7.0%
2014 12.65 1000 No +1.9%
2015 12.68 1000 No +0.2%
2016 13.37 1000 No +5.4%
2017 6.97 1000 No -47.9%
2018 7.2 1000 No +3.3%
2019 7.84 1000 No +8.9%
2020 7.78 1000 No -0.8%
2021 7.9 1000 No +1.5%
2022 7.31 1000 No -7.5%
2023 7.56 1000 No +3.4%
2024 9.21 1000 No +21.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.46 1000 No 9.94 1000 No 11.27 1000 No 6
2010s 10.79 1000 No 6.97 1000 No 13.37 1000 No 10
2020s 7.95 1000 No 7.31 1000 No 9.21 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 79 Cyprus 82.98 1000 No compare
  2. 80 Brunei Darussalam 49.89 1000 No compare
  3. 81 Iceland 43.83 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Malta?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Malta was 9.21 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 13.37 1000 No in 2016.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 6.97 1000 No in 2017.
How does Malta rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Malta ranks 82nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.