ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Malta
Malta: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 73.42 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Malta, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 73.42 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Malta peaked at 73.42 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.79 %, in 2006.
That places Malta 3rd out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 39.37 % | — |
| 2005 | 38.83 % | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 38.79 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 40.17 % | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 42.27 % | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 47.89 % | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 48.82 % | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 50.47 % | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 50.13 % | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 51.98 % | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 51.61 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 51.29 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 52.48 % | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 64.31 % | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 62.99 % | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 68 % | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 65.19 % | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 71.17 % | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 69.25 % | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 70.41 % | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 73.42 % | +4.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 73.42 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.72 %, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Malta's 73.42 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.6 %, 1.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.22 % | 38.79 % | 47.89 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.21 % | 48.82 % | 68 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.89 % | 65.19 % | 73.42 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 86.9 % compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 65.62 % compare
- 1 Mongolia 76.37 % compare
- 2 Georgia 74.47 % compare
- 2 Republic of Moldova 81.86 % compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 42.11 % compare
- 3 Viet Nam 74.83 % compare
- 4 Iceland 73.03 % compare
- 4 Türkiye 50.28 % compare
- 5 New Zealand 72.48 % compare
- 6 Angola 71.91 % 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)
- 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-to-population ratio by in Malta?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Malta was 73.42 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 73.42 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.79 % in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
- Malta ranks 3rd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.