Malta Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Malta labor force participation rate for 2023 was 54.17%, a 2.81% increase from 2022.
  • Malta labor force participation rate for 2022 was 51.37%, a 3.39% increase from 2021.
  • Malta labor force participation rate for 2021 was 47.98%, a 5.97% decline from 2020.
  • Malta labor force participation rate for 2020 was 53.95%, a 1.96% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Malta Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 54.17% 2.81%
2022 51.37% 3.39%
2021 47.98% -5.97%
2020 53.95% -1.96%
2019 55.91% -0.07%
2018 55.99% 3.04%
2017 52.94% 1.14%
2016 51.80% 0.15%
2015 51.65% -1.25%
2014 52.90% -0.62%
2013 53.53% 1.79%
2012 51.74% -0.19%
2011 51.93% 1.00%
2010 50.94% -0.61%
2009 51.55% -1.16%
2008 52.70% -1.39%
2007 54.09% 1.04%
2006 53.05% -0.57%
2005 53.62% -1.79%
2004 55.41% -4.64%
2003 60.05% -0.34%
2002 60.39% -3.96%
2001 64.35% 4.94%
2000 59.41% -1.42%
1999 60.83% -0.44%
1998 61.27% 0.16%
1997 61.10% -1.37%
1996 62.47% -0.08%
1995 62.55% -0.05%
1994 62.60% -0.48%
1993 63.09% -0.91%
1992 64.00% -0.38%
1991 64.38% -0.38%