ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Malta
Malta: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 78.97 % 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 78.97 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Malta peaked at 82.87 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55.93 %, in 2005.
That places Malta 17th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 59.05 % | — |
| 2005 | 55.93 % | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 58.15 % | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 60.8 % | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 61.81 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 66.76 % | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 66.72 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 69.26 % | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 65.67 % | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 68.34 % | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 68.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 67.44 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 67.78 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 75.71 % | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 73.62 % | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 81.8 % | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 79.07 % | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 79.36 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 82.87 % | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 80.16 % | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 78.97 % | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.42 % | 55.93 % | 66.76 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 70.47 % | 65.67 % | 81.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.09 % | 78.97 % | 82.87 % | 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 22,548 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.808 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 38,706 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.715 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 34,254 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.64 % 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 78.97 % 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 82.87 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.93 % in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Malta ranks 17th 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 15.5%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.