Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Malta
Malta: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 41.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Malta is 41.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Malta peaked at 41.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1990.
That places Malta 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.7% | — |
| 1991 | 27.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 28.7% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 28.9% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 30.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 30.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 30.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 29.8% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 40.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.9% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 41.9% | +0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 41.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.5%, 90% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 41.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.3%, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.1% | 27.7% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 29.2% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 34.3% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 40.2% | 41.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 125 Trinidad and Tobago 42.1% compare
- 126 Suriname 42.0% compare
- 127 Dominican Republic 42.0% compare
- 129 Panama 41.8% compare
- 130 Philippines 41.6% compare
- 131 Colombia 41.6% compare
More education data for Malta
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Malta?
- Labor force, female in Malta was 41.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for labor force, female?
- Malta ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.