ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Malta
Malta: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 0.24 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Malta, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.24 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Malta peaked at 1.05 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.23 1000 No, in 2013.
Malta ranks 72nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Malta, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.45 1000 No | — |
| 2010 | 0.24 1000 No | -46.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3 1000 No | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.23 1000 No | -23.3% |
| 2014 | 0.32 1000 No | +39.1% |
| 2015 | 0.33 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.42 1000 No | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 0.33 1000 No | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 0.36 1000 No | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 1000 No | +191.7% |
| 2020 | 0.48 1000 No | -54.3% |
| 2021 | 0.53 1000 No | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.62 1000 No | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 0.24 1000 No | -61.3% |
| 2024 | 0.24 1000 No | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.24 1000 No is below the median for high income countries, which is 48.6 1000 No, 0% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.24 1000 No is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33.76 1000 No, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.45 1000 No | 0.45 1000 No | 0.45 1000 No | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.388 1000 No | 0.23 1000 No | 1.05 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.422 1000 No | 0.24 1000 No | 0.62 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 36.46 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 1.46 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 42.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 73.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Malta?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Malta was 0.24 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 1000 No in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 1000 No in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Malta ranks 72nd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.