Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Malta

Employment-to-population ratio in Malta in 2025 — 62.13%. Ranked 56 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 15.45 pp.

2025 62.13% −0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank 56of 182
Period maximum 62.18%2024
Period minimum 44.79%2004

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Malta, 1991–202540455055606519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 46.68%1992: 46.73%1993: 46.77%1994: 46.72%1995: 46.71%1996: 46.92%1997: 47.04%1998: 47.11%1999: 47.08%2000: 46.55%2001: 46.65%2002: 46.58%2003: 46.03%2004: 44.79%2005: 45.35%2006: 45.53%2007: 46.38%2008: 46.75%2009: 46.56%2010: 47.15%2011: 48.1%2012: 49.39%2013: 50.77%2014: 52.01%2015: 52.64%2016: 53.92%2017: 55.35%2018: 56.91%2019: 57.82%2020: 58.49%2021: 60.07%2022: 61.78%2023: 62.05%2024: 62.18%2025: 62.13%
Change over the period: +15.45 pp Annual average: 0.45 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Malta 62.13%
World 58.06%
Southern Europe computed 49.38%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 62.13 −0.05 pp
2024 62.18 +0.13 pp
2023 62.05 +0.27 pp
2022 61.78 +1.71 pp
2021 60.07 +1.58 pp
2020 58.49 +0.67 pp
2019 57.82 +0.91 pp
2018 56.91 +1.57 pp
2017 55.35 +1.43 pp
2016 53.92 +1.29 pp
2015 52.64 +0.63 pp
2014 52.01 +1.23 pp
2013 50.77 +1.38 pp
2012 49.39 +1.29 pp
2011 48.1 +0.95 pp
2010 47.15 +0.59 pp
2009 46.56 −0.19 pp
2008 46.75 +0.37 pp
2007 46.38 +0.85 pp
2006 45.53 +0.19 pp
2005 45.35 +0.56 pp
2004 44.79 −1.24 pp
2003 46.03 −0.56 pp
2002 46.58 −0.07 pp
2001 46.65 +0.1 pp
2000 46.55 −0.53 pp
1999 47.08 −0.03 pp
1998 47.11 +0.07 pp
1997 47.04 +0.12 pp
1996 46.92 +0.21 pp
1995 46.71 −0.01 pp
1994 46.72 −0.05 pp
1993 46.77 +0.03 pp
1992 46.73 +0.06 pp
1991 46.68

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

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