Part-time employment in Malta

9.8% of employed people aged 15 to 64 in Malta worked part-time in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2006. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Part-time employment Unit: % of total employment Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Malta, 2025 9.8% % of total employment
Change from 2024 −0.4percentage points 2024: 10.2%
European Union, 2025 17.7% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 9.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 18th of 34 See the full ranking

Part-time employment in Malta over time

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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Part-time employment (% of total employment), 2001 to 2025
Period MaltaEuropean Union
2025 9.8% 17.7%
2024 10.2% 17.7%
2023 10.6% 17.7%
2022 10.8% 17.5%
2021 10.7%b (break in time series) 17.7%b (break in time series)
2020 11.1% 18.2%
2019 12.1% 18.3%
2018 13.1% 18.3%
2017 13.7% 18.5%
2016 13.9% 18.6%
2015 14.3% 18.7%
2014 15.3% 18.7%
2013 14.0% 18.6%
2012 13.2% 18.1%
2011 12.6% 17.7%
2010 11.6% 17.4%
2009 11.0% 16.9%
2008 11.1% 16.4%
2007 10.6% 16.4%
2006 9.7% 16.3%
2005 9.0%b (break in time series) 16.0%b (break in time series)
2004 7.8%b (break in time series) 15.3%
2003 8.9% 14.6%
2002 8.4% 14.2%
2001 7.1% –

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 10.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 14.3%, the figure has changed by −4.5 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 18th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 17.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsa_eppga · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-64 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Malta
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat