Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Malta

Employment in industry in Malta in 2025 — 17.7%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 17.2 pp.

2025 17.7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 110of 182
Period maximum 35%1991
Period minimum 17.2%2022

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Malta, 1991–2025152025303519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 35%1992: 34.6%1993: 34.3%1994: 34.3%1995: 34.1%1996: 33.7%1997: 33.4%1998: 33.2%1999: 32.7%2000: 32.9%2001: 31.2%2002: 31.9%2003: 30.3%2004: 29.6%2005: 29.2%2006: 27.9%2007: 25.8%2008: 25.6%2009: 25.1%2010: 25.6%2011: 24.6%2012: 22.2%2013: 21.6%2014: 20.7%2015: 20%2016: 19.9%2017: 19.8%2018: 18.8%2019: 19.4%2020: 18.6%2021: 18.3%2022: 17.2%2023: 18%2024: 17.9%2025: 17.7%
Change over the period: −17.2 pp Annual average: -0.51 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 17.7%
World 23.7%
Southern Europe computed 23.4%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.7 −0.2 pp
2024 17.9 −0.1 pp
2023 18 +0.9 pp
2022 17.2 −1.1 pp
2021 18.3 −0.3 pp
2020 18.6 −0.8 pp
2019 19.4 +0.6 pp
2018 18.8 −1 pp
2017 19.8 −0.1 pp
2016 19.9 −0.1 pp
2015 20 −0.7 pp
2014 20.7 −0.9 pp
2013 21.6 −0.6 pp
2012 22.2 −2.4 pp
2011 24.6 −1 pp
2010 25.6 +0.5 pp
2009 25.1 −0.5 pp
2008 25.6 −0.2 pp
2007 25.8 −2.1 pp
2006 27.9 −1.4 pp
2005 29.2 −0.4 pp
2004 29.6 −0.6 pp
2003 30.3 −1.6 pp
2002 31.9 +0.7 pp
2001 31.2 −1.8 pp
2000 32.9 +0.2 pp
1999 32.7 −0.5 pp
1998 33.2 −0.2 pp
1997 33.4 −0.3 pp
1996 33.7 −0.4 pp
1995 34.1 −0.2 pp
1994 34.3 −0 pp
1993 34.3 −0.3 pp
1992 34.6 −0.4 pp
1991 35

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.