ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Malta
Malta: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 45.79 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Malta, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Malta is 45.79 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Malta peaked at 71.31 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.89 %, in 2016.
That places Malta 33rd out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 44.52 % | — |
| 2005 | 41.53 % | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 46.7 % | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 46.45 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 47.84 % | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 43.35 % | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 45.56 % | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 50.99 % | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 41.19 % | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 43.82 % | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 43.12 % | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 38.75 % | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 36.89 % | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 57.88 % | +56.9% |
| 2018 | 58.94 % | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 61.07 % | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 57.49 % | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 71.31 % | +24.0% |
| 2022 | 51.9 % | -27.2% |
| 2023 | 55.04 % | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 45.79 % | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.06 % | 41.53 % | 47.84 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 47.82 % | 36.89 % | 61.07 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.31 % | 45.79 % | 71.31 % | 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 — labour force participation rate by in Malta?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Malta was 45.79 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 71.31 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.89 % in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Malta ranks 33rd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, 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.