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Labour force participation rate in Malta

Latest: 64.0%
Previous: 64.2%
Change: -0.18 (-0.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Malta
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	49.9%
Dec 31, 1991	49.8%
Dec 31, 1992	49.9%
Dec 31, 1993	49.9%
Dec 31, 1994	49.9%
Dec 31, 1995	49.9%
Dec 31, 1996	50.1%
Dec 31, 1997	50.2%
Dec 31, 1998	50.3%
Dec 31, 1999	50.3%
Dec 31, 2000	49.7%
Dec 31, 2001	50.2%
Dec 31, 2002	50.0%
Dec 31, 2003	49.8%
Dec 31, 2004	48.3%
Dec 31, 2005	48.7%
Dec 31, 2006	48.9%
Dec 31, 2007	49.6%
Dec 31, 2008	49.7%
Dec 31, 2009	50.0%
Dec 31, 2010	50.6%
Dec 31, 2011	51.4%
Dec 31, 2012	52.7%
Dec 31, 2013	54.1%
Dec 31, 2014	55.2%
Dec 31, 2015	55.6%
Dec 31, 2016	56.6%
Dec 31, 2017	57.7%
Dec 31, 2018	59.3%
Dec 31, 2019	60.3%
Dec 31, 2020	61.5%
Dec 31, 2021	62.4%
Dec 31, 2022	64.0%
Dec 31, 2023	64.3%
Dec 31, 2024	64.2%
Dec 31, 2025	64.0%

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