Share of female workers by sector in Malta
Malta: Share of female workers by sector was 0.2585 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of female workers by sector in Malta, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female workers by sector in Malta is 0.2585, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Malta peaked at 0.8293 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2057, in 2011.
That places Malta 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of female workers by sector in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8293 | — |
| 1992 | 0.8065 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7811 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7533 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7221 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6976 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6719 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6453 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6171 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5744 | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6299 | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6276 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6475 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6147 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6033 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5784 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5247 | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5066 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4106 | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2526 | -38.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2057 | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3733 | +81.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4753 | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4875 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3733 | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2324 | -37.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2104 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3325 | +58.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4679 | +40.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3163 | -32.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3795 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2736 | -27.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3277 | +19.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2705 | -17.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2585 | -4.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.2585 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.26, 20% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.2585 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.81, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of female workers by sector 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +81.5% | 0.2057 | 0.3733 |
| 2018 | +58.0% | 0.2104 | 0.3325 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7249 | 0.6171 | 0.8293 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5718 | 0.4106 | 0.6475 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3411 | 0.2057 | 0.4875 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3043 | 0.2585 | 0.3795 | 6 |
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 share of female workers by sector in Malta?
- Share of female workers by sector in Malta was 0.2585 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8293 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2057 in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Malta ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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