Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Malta
Malta: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 11.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Malta, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Malta recorded 11.7% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Malta peaked at 13.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2000.
That places Malta 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.9% | — |
| 1992 | 11.7% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +31.8% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -3.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 11.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 11.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.7%, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +31.8% | 10.0% | 13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 10.3% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.7% | 12.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Malta?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Malta was 11.7% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Malta ranks 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".