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Labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over in Malta

Labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over in Malta was 64% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202564%
Change on 2024-0.2 pts
Rank7th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high64.32023
Series low48.32004

Labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over in Malta, 1990 to 2025

455055606519901996200220082014202020251990: 49.9 %1991: 49.8 %1992: 49.9 %1993: 49.9 %1994: 49.9 %1995: 49.9 %1996: 50.1 %1997: 50.2 %1998: 50.3 %1999: 50.3 %2000: 49.7 %2001: 50.2 %2002: 50 %2003: 49.8 %2004: 48.3 %2005: 48.7 %2006: 48.9 %2007: 49.6 %2008: 49.7 %2009: 50 %2010: 50.6 %2011: 51.4 %2012: 52.7 %2013: 54.1 %2014: 55.2 %2015: 55.6 %2016: 56.6 %2017: 57.7 %2018: 59.3 %2019: 60.3 %2020: 61.5 %2021: 62.4 %2022: 64 %2023: 64.3 %2024: 64.2 %2025: 64 %
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Labor force participation rate, total, % of total population ages 15+, modeled ILO estimate (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 36 values
Period%
202564
202464.2
202364.3
202264
202162.4
202061.5
201960.3
201859.3
201757.7
201656.6
201555.6
201455.2
201354.1
201252.7
201151.4
201050.6
200950
200849.7
200749.6
200648.9
200548.7
200448.3
200349.8
200250
200150.2
200049.7
199950.3
199850.3
199750.2
199650.1
199549.9
199449.9
199349.9
199249.9
199149.8
199049.9

Rankings

Definition

The labor force, comprising employed and unemployed people, as a percentage of the population aged 15 and over. ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, annual.

A separate series from labor_force_participation_rate, which is the US civilian series for ages 16 and over from the Current Population Survey. This one covers ages 15 and over for countries and the World.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Labor force participation rate, total, % of total population ages 15+, modeled ILO estimate (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over in Malta?

Labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over in Malta was 64% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Labor force participation rate, total, % of total population ages 15+, modeled ILO estimate (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over in Malta?

64.3% in 2023, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

Labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over elsewhere in European Union (27)

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