Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Malta
83.6% of people aged 20 to 64 in Malta were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009.
Malta, 2025
83.6%
Change from 2024
+0.9percentage points
European Union, 2025
76.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
78.3%
Position in 2025
2nd of 34
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Malta over time
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% of population aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83.6% | 76.1% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | 75.7% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | 75.3% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | 74.6% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | 73.0% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | 71.7% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | 72.7% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | 71.9% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | 70.9% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | 69.6% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | 68.5% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | 67.5% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | 66.7% |
| 2012 | 63.9% | 66.9% |
| 2011 | 61.6% | 67.1% |
| 2010 | 60.1% | 67.0% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | 67.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 82.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 69.0%, the figure has changed by +14.6 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 76.1%.
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All statistics for Malta
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
76.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
3.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment-to-population ratio
62.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
9.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
0.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
3.4%
September 2026 · Eurostat