Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Malta

Vulnerable employment in Malta in 2025 — 10.07%. Ranked 39 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.97 pp.

2025 10.07% −0.19 pp vs 2024
World rank 39of 182
Period maximum 13.04%1991
Period minimum 10.07%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Malta, 1991–2025101112131419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 13.04%1992: 12.69%1993: 12.36%1994: 12.04%1995: 11.72%1996: 11.42%1997: 11.12%1998: 10.84%1999: 10.59%2000: 10.12%2001: 10.23%2002: 10.58%2003: 10.98%2004: 10.82%2005: 10.67%2006: 10.72%2007: 10.54%2008: 10.47%2009: 10.57%2010: 10.65%2011: 10.6%2012: 10.63%2013: 10.66%2014: 10.6%2015: 10.54%2016: 10.51%2017: 10.46%2018: 10.3%2019: 10.39%2020: 10.58%2021: 10.26%2022: 10.28%2023: 10.26%2024: 10.27%2025: 10.07%
Change over the period: −2.97 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Malta 10.07%
World 42.38%
Southern Europe computed 13.86%
High-income countries computed 7.92%
Vulnerable employment — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.07 −0.19 pp
2024 10.27 +0.01 pp
2023 10.26 −0.02 pp
2022 10.28 +0.02 pp
2021 10.26 −0.32 pp
2020 10.58 +0.2 pp
2019 10.39 +0.08 pp
2018 10.3 −0.16 pp
2017 10.46 −0.05 pp
2016 10.51 −0.03 pp
2015 10.54 −0.06 pp
2014 10.6 −0.07 pp
2013 10.66 +0.03 pp
2012 10.63 +0.03 pp
2011 10.6 −0.05 pp
2010 10.65 +0.08 pp
2009 10.57 +0.1 pp
2008 10.47 −0.07 pp
2007 10.54 −0.18 pp
2006 10.72 +0.05 pp
2005 10.67 −0.14 pp
2004 10.82 −0.17 pp
2003 10.98 +0.4 pp
2002 10.58 +0.35 pp
2001 10.23 +0.1 pp
2000 10.12 −0.47 pp
1999 10.59 −0.25 pp
1998 10.84 −0.28 pp
1997 11.12 −0.3 pp
1996 11.42 −0.3 pp
1995 11.72 −0.33 pp
1994 12.04 −0.32 pp
1993 12.36 −0.33 pp
1992 12.69 −0.35 pp
1991 13.04

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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