Number of people employed in agriculture in Malta
Malta: Number of people employed in agriculture was 2,586 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people employed in agriculture in Malta, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people employed in agriculture in Malta stood at 2,586 people.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Malta peaked at 3,558 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1,877 people, in 2012.
That places Malta 178th 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.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Malta, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3,558 people | — |
| 1992 | 3,512 people | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 3,455 people | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 3,372 people | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 3,291 people | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 3,242 people | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 3,178 people | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 3,105 people | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 3,028 people | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 2,838 people | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 3,286 people | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 3,313 people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 3,479 people | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 3,341 people | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 3,317 people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 3,261 people | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 3,007 people | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 2,942 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2,403 people | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 2,224 people | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 1,990 people | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 1,877 people | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 2,352 people | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 2,455 people | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2,844 people | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 2,399 people | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 2,166 people | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 2,370 people | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 2,561 people | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 2,972 people | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 2,415 people | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 2,341 people | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 3,188 people | +36.2% |
| 2024 | 2,647 people | -17.0% |
| 2025 | 2,586 people | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,305 people | 3,028 people | 3,558 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,119 people | 2,403 people | 3,479 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,324 people | 1,877 people | 2,844 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,692 people | 2,341 people | 3,188 people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Malta?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Malta was 2,586 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3,558 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,877 people in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Malta ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture 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 ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.