Labor force, total, per capita in Malta
Malta: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5573 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Malta, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Malta stood at 0.5573 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.5583 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3821 units per person, in 1990.
Malta ranks 22nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3901 units per person | 0.3821 units per person | 0.4009 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4075 units per person | 0.3967 units per person | 0.4224 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4741 units per person | 0.4293 units per person | 0.5211 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5506 units per person | 0.5328 units per person | 0.5583 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Malta?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Malta was 0.5573 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5583 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3821 units per person in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Malta ranks 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.