Malta - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Malta was 42.65 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 42.78 in 2020, while its lowest value was 27.43 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 27.43
1991 27.55
1992 27.91
1993 28.35
1994 28.55
1995 28.68
1996 29.02
1997 29.55
1998 29.66
1999 30.04
2000 30.41
2001 29.80
2002 31.15
2003 31.03
2004 29.50
2005 31.37
2006 31.52
2007 32.99
2008 33.99
2009 34.39
2010 34.75
2011 35.48
2012 37.56
2013 38.38
2014 39.02
2015 39.29
2016 40.06
2017 40.65
2018 41.54
2019 42.02
2020 42.78
2021 42.65

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Malta was 275,065 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 275,081 in 2020 and a minimum value of 133,771 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 133,771
1991 137,728
1992 140,007
1993 142,093
1994 143,699
1995 145,090
1996 147,634
1997 149,475
1998 151,381
1999 153,501
2000 155,319
2001 159,324
2002 161,561
2003 163,494
2004 161,420
2005 163,615
2006 165,493
2007 169,660
2008 172,450
2009 175,301
2010 178,897
2011 182,459
2012 188,602
2013 197,309
2014 205,848
2015 212,777
2016 221,621
2017 232,412
2018 249,596
2019 265,579
2020 275,081
2021 275,065

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure