Work & Labour in Malta 931 indicators covering work & labour for Malta. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.42 2024 down 14.9% 86th Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 65.43 2025 up 14.8% 12th Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 340.03 2025 up 62.6% 70th Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 472.37 2024 down 67.4% 52nd Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 163.84 2025 up 18.6% 70th Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 87.73 2024 up 18.5% 8th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 90.15 2024 up 16.4% 16th Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 2.68 2024 down 38.7% 57th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 5.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 18.6% 28th Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3.05 2025 down 43.4% 70th Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 10.37 2025 down 8.0% 75th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 4.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 18.6% 27th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 329,700 Persons 2025 up 66.3% 43rd Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 10,400 Persons 2025 down 8.0% 45th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 340,000 Persons 2025 up 62.2% 45th Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4.69 2024 up 64.6% 67th Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 6.4 2024 up 18.3% 23rd Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1.26 2024 down 42.7% 53rd Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 1.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 29.8% 17th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 4.18 2024 down 25.6% 67th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 7.84 2024 down 23.6% 56th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -14.6 Percentage points 2025 up 36.5% 34th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -14.6 Percentage points 2025 up 36.5% 34th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 684.7 2024 down 52.7% 43rd SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1.25 2024 down 43.1% 63rd Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -15.1 Percentage points 2025 up 37.9% 34th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -15.1 Percentage points 2025 up 37.9% 34th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate -0.1 Percentage points 2025 — 19th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term -0.1 Percentage points 2025 — 19th Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent 7.41 Years 2025 down 20.1% 21st Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 0.6% 2020 down 60.3% 82nd Share of male workers in informal employment 0.6% 2020 down 60.3% 82nd Share of workers in informal employment 0.6% 2020 down 68.3% 82nd Share of female workers in informal employment 0.7% 2020 down 76.5% 82nd Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 0.6% 2020 down 68.3% 82nd LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 7.18 2024 down 34.6% 61st Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Employment 7.96 Years 2025 down 19.8% 21st Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 0.6% 2020 down 68.3% 92nd Workers in the reference group 319.56 2024 up 53.5% 69th Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians 3.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2018 up 30.5% 21st Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 35.04 2024 down 2.6% 47th Part-time employment - Regions 35,700 Persons 2025 up 17.0% 32nd Dentists — Health and social employment 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 33.3% 21st Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings 1.95 Factor of decile 1 2024 up 18.3% 4th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 3.03 2024 down 48.2% 59th Hospital employment 21.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 7.6% 5th Gender wage gap 6.21 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 2024 down 8.8% 25th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.63 2024 down 32.5% 46th Pharmacists — Health and social employment 2.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 6.4% 1st Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.3 Index 2026 down 7.0% 33rd Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 98.4% 2024 up 0.4% 22nd Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 93.1% 2024 down 1.7% 24th SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 3.05 2025 down 43.4% 64th Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 3.05 2025 down 43.4% 64th Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 595.39 Thousand persons 2026 up 29.9% 44th Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures 6.85 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 2025 up 35.9% 41st Agricultural labour input statistics - indices 126.85 Index, 2020=100 2025 up 35.8% 1st SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 9.62 2025 down 22.3% 41st Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 12 Thousand persons 2026 up 33.3% 46th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 5.96 2024 down 39.5% 47th ← Previous Page 7 of 16 Next →