ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Malta
Malta: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 66.87 % 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
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Malta stood at 66.87 %. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Malta peaked at 66.87 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.52 %, in 2004.
Malta ranks 6th 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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 26.52 % | — |
| 2005 | 27.53 % | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 26.66 % | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 28.73 % | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 31.3 % | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 36.84 % | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 36.94 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 38.23 % | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 40.61 % | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 42.09 % | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 44.02 % | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 41.84 % | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 42.42 % | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 53.37 % | +25.8% |
| 2018 | 57.18 % | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 57 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 53.45 % | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 65.17 % | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 66.45 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 63.05 % | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 66.87 % | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6 % | 26.52 % | 36.84 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 45.37 % | 36.94 % | 57.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63 % | 53.45 % | 66.87 % | 5 |
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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 66.87 % 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 66.87 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.52 % in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Malta ranks 6th 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 51.9%. 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 — Female — 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.