ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Malta
Malta: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 2.59 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Malta, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Malta is 2.59 1000 No, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Malta peaked at 3.56 1000 No in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.88 1000 No, in 2012.
That places Malta 184th out of 194 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.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Malta, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.56 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 3.51 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 3.46 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 3.37 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 3.29 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 3.24 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.18 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.11 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.03 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.84 1000 No | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 3.29 1000 No | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 3.31 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.48 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 3.34 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.32 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.26 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.01 1000 No | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 2.94 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.4 1000 No | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 2.22 1000 No | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 1.99 1000 No | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 1.88 1000 No | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 2.35 1000 No | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 2.46 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.85 1000 No | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 2.4 1000 No | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 2.17 1000 No | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 2.37 1000 No | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 2.56 1000 No | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 2.97 1000 No | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 2.42 1000 No | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 2.34 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 3.19 1000 No | +36.3% |
| 2024 | 2.65 1000 No | -16.9% |
| 2025 | 2.59 1000 No | -2.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2.59 1000 No is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.45 1000 No, 3% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2.59 1000 No is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 163.62 1000 No, 2% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.31 1000 No | 3.03 1000 No | 3.56 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.12 1000 No | 2.4 1000 No | 3.48 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 1000 No | 1.88 1000 No | 2.85 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 1000 No | 2.34 1000 No | 3.19 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 181 Singapore 3.35 1000 No compare
- 182 Luxembourg 2.9 1000 No compare
- 183 Brunei Darussalam 2.7 1000 No compare
- 185 Djibouti 2.28 1000 No compare
- 186 New Caledonia 2.08 1000 No compare
- 187 French Polynesia 2.04 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0121 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0121 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 224.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Malta?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Malta was 2.59 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.56 1000 No in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 1000 No in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Malta ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.