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

Latest (2024)
0.24 1000 No
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
72nd
of 72 countries
All-time high
1.05 1000 No
in 2019
All-time low
0.23 1000 No
in 2013
Years of data
16
2009–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Malta, 2009–2024

0.20.40.60.812009201620242009: 0.45 1000 No2010: 0.24 1000 No2011: 0.3 1000 No2012: 0.3 1000 No2013: 0.23 1000 No2014: 0.32 1000 No2015: 0.33 1000 No2016: 0.42 1000 No2017: 0.33 1000 No2018: 0.36 1000 No2019: 1.1 1000 No2020: 0.48 1000 No2021: 0.53 1000 No2022: 0.62 1000 No2023: 0.24 1000 No2024: 0.24 1000 No

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — Value in Malta, 2009 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 69 Iceland 2.38 1000 No compare
  2. 70 Brunei Darussalam 2.07 1000 No compare
  3. 71 Jordan 1.02 1000 No compare

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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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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,449 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.