Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Malta
Malta: Work on weekends by professional status and occupation was 31.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
31.8%
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
5th
of 44 countries
All-time high
42.1%
in 2000
All-time low
26.1%
in 2017
Years of data
24
2000–2025
Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Malta stood at 31.8%.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Malta peaked at 42.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2017.
Malta ranks 5th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.1% | — |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 31.8% | +12.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 31.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.4%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 28.8% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 26.1% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 27.5% | 31.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Malta?
- Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Malta was 31.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest work on weekends by professional status and occupation recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest work on weekends by professional status and occupation recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for work on weekends by professional status and occupation?
- Malta ranks 5th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is work on weekends by professional status and occupation rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Work on weekends by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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