MT · 2021 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Malta, 2021

Employment rates by citizenship
81.9%
Malta, 2021
▲ 1.5% vs 2020 (80.7%)
Analysis

In 2021, Malta's employment rates by citizenship increased by 1.5% compared to 2020, reaching 81.9%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 73.3%.

Malta ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.8% (from 78.9% in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
111.7%
EU-27: 73.3%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025