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

Malta: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 11.59 % in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
11.59 %
Change on year
down 23.6%
World rank
56th
of 78 countries
All-time high
15.17 %
in 2017
All-time low
5.06 %
in 2011
Years of data
9
2010–2018

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Malta, 2010–2018

57.51012.5152010201420182010: 6.3 %2011: 5.1 %2012: 6.6 %2013: 7.7 %2014: 12.3 %2015: 6 %2016: 12.6 %2017: 15.2 %2018: 11.6 %

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

Analysis

Malta recorded 11.59 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2018.

That represents a change of down 23.6% on the previous year and up 84.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Malta peaked at 15.17 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.06 %, in 2011.

Malta ranks 56th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value in Malta, 2010 to 2018.
Year % Change
2010 6.3 %
2011 5.06 % -19.7%
2012 6.64 % +31.2%
2013 7.7 % +16.0%
2014 12.34 % +60.3%
2015 5.95 % -51.8%
2016 12.59 % +111.6%
2017 15.17 % +20.5%
2018 11.59 % -23.6%

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 53 Germany 13.26 % compare
  2. 54 Latvia 12.01 % compare
  3. 55 Ukraine 11.91 % compare
  4. 57 Cyprus 10.97 % compare
  5. 58 Portugal 10.85 % compare
  6. 59 Greece 9.65 % 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 11.59 % in 2018, 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 15.17 % in 2017.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 5.06 % in 2011.
How does Malta rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Malta ranks 56th out of 78 countries with data for 2018.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 84.0%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, 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, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
85 places, 1,493 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.