Unadjusted gender pay gap in Malta

In 2024, the unadjusted gender pay gap in Malta was 4.9%. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2007.

Measure: Unadjusted gender pay gap Unit: % of men's average gross hourly earnings Data: 2007 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Malta, 2024 4.9%p (Provisional) % of men's average gross hourly earnings
Change from 2023 −0.2percentage points 2023: 5.1%
European Union, 2024 11.1%p (Provisional) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 11.2% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 26th of 30 See the full ranking

Unadjusted gender pay gap in Malta over time

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% of men's average gross hourly earnings. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Unadjusted gender pay gap (% of men's average gross hourly earnings), 2007 to 2024
Period MaltaEuropean Union
2024 4.9%p (provisional) 11.1%p (provisional)
2023 5.1%p (provisional) 11.7%p (provisional)
2022 5.8% 12.2%
2021 7.2% 12.3%
2020 7.9% 12.7%
2019 10.5% 13.7%
2018 13.0% 14.4%
2017 13.2% 14.6%
2016 11.6% 15.1%
2015 10.7% 15.5%
2014 10.6% 15.7%
2013 9.7% 16.0%
2012 9.5% 16.4%
2011 7.7% 16.2%
2010 7.2% 15.8%
2009 7.7% –
2008 9.2% –
2007 7.8% –

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 5.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 10.6%, the figure has changed by −5.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Malta has the 26th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 11.1%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
earn_gr_gpgr2 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC nace_r2=B-S_X_O
Observation period
2007 to 2024 for Malta
Provider update
27 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat