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.
Malta, 2025
9.8%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
17.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
9.8%
Position in 2025
18th of 34
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.
| Period | Malta | European 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%.
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
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Long-term unemployment rate
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
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