ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Malta
Malta: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 9.21 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Malta, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Malta stood at 9.21 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.8% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Malta peaked at 13.37 1000 No in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.97 1000 No, in 2017.
Malta ranks 72nd of 72 countries on this measure, 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 status of employment in Malta, year by year
| 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% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 9.21 1000 No is below the median for high income countries, which is 832.2 1000 No, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Malta's 9.21 1000 No is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 606.88 1000 No, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -47.9% | 13.37 1000 No | 6.97 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 status of employment recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 13.37 1000 No in 2016.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment 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 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 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 status of employment, total, rural areas — 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.