Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Malta

Employment in industry in Malta in 2025 — 17.7%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 17.2 pp.

2025 17.7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 110of 182
Period maximum 35%1991
Period minimum 17.2%2022

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Malta, 1991–2025152025303519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 35%1992: 34.6%1993: 34.3%1994: 34.3%1995: 34.1%1996: 33.7%1997: 33.4%1998: 33.2%1999: 32.7%2000: 32.9%2001: 31.2%2002: 31.9%2003: 30.3%2004: 29.6%2005: 29.2%2006: 27.9%2007: 25.8%2008: 25.6%2009: 25.1%2010: 25.6%2011: 24.6%2012: 22.2%2013: 21.6%2014: 20.7%2015: 20%2016: 19.9%2017: 19.8%2018: 18.8%2019: 19.4%2020: 18.6%2021: 18.3%2022: 17.2%2023: 18%2024: 17.9%2025: 17.7%
Change over the period: −17.2 pp Annual average: -0.51 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 17.7%
World 23.7%
Southern Europe computed 23.4%
High-income countries computed 21.9%
Employment in industry — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.7 −0.2 pp
2024 17.9 −0.1 pp
2023 18 +0.9 pp
2022 17.2 −1.1 pp
2021 18.3 −0.3 pp
2020 18.6 −0.8 pp
2019 19.4 +0.6 pp
2018 18.8 −1 pp
2017 19.8 −0.1 pp
2016 19.9 −0.1 pp
2015 20 −0.7 pp
2014 20.7 −0.9 pp
2013 21.6 −0.6 pp
2012 22.2 −2.4 pp
2011 24.6 −1 pp
2010 25.6 +0.5 pp
2009 25.1 −0.5 pp
2008 25.6 −0.2 pp
2007 25.8 −2.1 pp
2006 27.9 −1.4 pp
2005 29.2 −0.4 pp
2004 29.6 −0.6 pp
2003 30.3 −1.6 pp
2002 31.9 +0.7 pp
2001 31.2 −1.8 pp
2000 32.9 +0.2 pp
1999 32.7 −0.5 pp
1998 33.2 −0.2 pp
1997 33.4 −0.3 pp
1996 33.7 −0.4 pp
1995 34.1 −0.2 pp
1994 34.3 −0 pp
1993 34.3 −0.3 pp
1992 34.6 −0.4 pp
1991 35 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.