Time-related underemployment, female in Malta
Malta: Time-related underemployment, female was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in Malta, 2009–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment, female in Malta is 3.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 27.0% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Malta peaked at 5.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2018.
Malta ranks 53rd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.6% | — |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +56.9% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -22.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,255 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,303 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Malta?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Malta was 3.5% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Malta ranks 53rd out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.