ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Malta

Malta: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 97.93 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
97.93 %
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
3rd
of 79 countries
All-time high
100 %
in 2019
All-time low
87.55 %
in 2006
Years of data
21
2004–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Malta, 2004–2024

0204060801002004201420242004: 91.7 %2005: 89.6 %2006: 87.5 %2007: 92.6 %2008: 93.8 %2009: 95.4 %2010: 94.3 %2011: 94.6 %2012: 92.5 %2013: 91.8 %2014: 92.2 %2015: 92.8 %2016: 95.8 %2017: 98.6 %2018: 99.1 %2019: 100 %2020: 99.5 %2021: 98.2 %2022: 98 %2023: 97.2 %2024: 97.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Malta recorded 97.93 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.7% 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 100 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 87.55 %, in 2006.

Malta ranks 3rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Malta, 2004 to 2024.
Year % Change
2004 91.67 %
2005 89.56 % -2.3%
2006 87.55 % -2.2%
2007 92.64 % +5.8%
2008 93.77 % +1.2%
2009 95.42 % +1.8%
2010 94.26 % -1.2%
2011 94.58 % +0.3%
2012 92.54 % -2.2%
2013 91.83 % -0.8%
2014 92.17 % +0.4%
2015 92.75 % +0.6%
2016 95.85 % +3.3%
2017 98.58 % +2.8%
2018 99.06 % +0.5%
2019 100 % +0.9%
2020 99.46 % -0.5%
2021 98.17 % -1.3%
2022 97.95 % -0.2%
2023 97.22 % -0.7%
2024 97.93 % +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.77 % 87.55 % 95.42 % 6
2010s 95.16 % 91.83 % 100 % 10
2020s 98.15 % 97.22 % 99.46 % 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 98.75 % compare
  2. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 89.33 % compare
  3. 1 Mali 98.52 % compare
  4. 2 Pakistan 98.17 % compare
  5. 2 Viet Nam 94.91 % compare
  6. 3 Cabo Verde 77.93 % compare
  7. 3 Türkiye 89.38 % compare
  8. 4 Mongolia 97.91 % compare
  9. 4 Republic of Moldova 81.9 % compare
  10. 5 Uruguay 97.37 % compare
  11. 6 India 97.22 % compare

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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 97.93 % 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 100 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 87.55 % in 2006.
How does Malta rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Malta ranks 3rd 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, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
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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.