ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Malta

Malta: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 13.46 % in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
13.46 %
Change on year
down 30.7%
World rank
86th
of 97 countries
All-time high
30.04 %
in 2019
All-time low
8.28 %
in 2016
Years of data
10
2009–2021

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Malta, 2009–2021

10152025302009201520212009: 10.6 %2012: 16.7 %2013: 29.6 %2014: 18.9 %2015: 10.8 %2016: 8.3 %2018: 22 %2019: 30 %2020: 19.4 %2021: 13.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Malta stood at 13.46 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.7% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Malta peaked at 30.04 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.28 %, in 2016.

Malta ranks 86th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Malta, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value in Malta, 2009 to 2021.
Year % Change
2009 10.58 %
2012 16.67 % +57.6%
2013 29.56 % +77.3%
2014 18.87 % -36.2%
2015 10.79 % -42.8%
2016 8.28 % -23.3%
2018 21.99 % +165.6%
2019 30.04 % +36.6%
2020 19.42 % -35.4%
2021 13.46 % -30.7%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 13.46 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.57 %, 49% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 13.46 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.55 %, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.58 % 10.58 % 10.58 % 1
2010s 19.46 % 8.28 % 30.04 % 7
2020s 16.44 % 13.46 % 19.42 % 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Malta?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Malta was 13.46 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 30.04 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 8.28 % in 2016.
How does Malta rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
Malta ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
106 places, 2,172 data points, 1976–2025
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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.