Employment of older workers in Malta

61.4% of people aged 55 to 64 in Malta were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009.

Measure: Employment rate, ages 55 to 64 Unit: % of population aged 55 to 64 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Malta, 2025 61.4% % of population aged 55 to 64
Change from 2024 +3.9percentage points 2024: 57.5%
European Union, 2025 66.4% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 69.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 22nd of 34 See the full ranking

Employment of older workers in Malta over time

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% of population aged 55 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 55 to 64 (% of population aged 55 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period MaltaEuropean Union
2025 61.4% 66.4%
2024 57.5% 65.2%
2023 55.9% 63.9%
2022 53.2% 62.3%
2021 51.0% 60.4%
2020 51.4% 59.0%
2019 50.1% 58.6%
2018 49.7% 57.3%
2017 47.2% 55.5%
2016 45.8% 53.5%
2015 42.3% 51.4%
2014 39.5% 49.7%
2013 37.1% 47.9%
2012 34.7% 46.4%
2011 33.2% 45.0%
2010 31.9% 43.7%
2009 29.1% 43.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.9 percentage points from 57.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 42.3%, the figure has changed by +19.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 22nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 66.4%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsi_emp_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_em=EMP_LFS age=Y55-64 unit=PC_POP
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Malta
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat