Malta Long Working Hours Rate (2025)
Malta's Long Working Hours Rate: 4.1 % of employed persons in 2025, -0.1pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_QOE_4A6R2), 2018–2025.
Malta (2025)
4.1
% of employed persons
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
7
years of data
Data
| Year | % of employed persons | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.1 | -0.1pp |
| 2024 | 4.2 | +0.6pp |
| 2023 | 3.6 | +0.2pp |
| 2022 | 3.4 | +1.5pp |
| 2021 | 1.9 | -5.5pp |
| 2020 | 7.4 | +4pp |
| 2019 | 3.4 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Malta recorded 4.1% of employed persons usually working 49 or more hours per week in 2025, 1.9pp above the EU-27 average of 2.2%. The rate has risen from 3.4% in 2019.
Data sourced from Eurostat Labour Force Survey via SDMX REST API (LFSA_QOE_4A6R2, nace_r2=TOTAL). Values use harmonised LFS methodology.
The chart shows the full trend from 2019; the table lists annual values with year-on-year changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
In 2025, **4.1%** of employed persons in Malta usually worked 49 or more hours per week, 1.9pp above the EU-27 average of 2.2%. This figure has been rising since 2019, when it stood at 3.4%.
The long working hours rate in Malta has increased from 3.4% in 2019 to 4.1% in 2025. The EU-wide trend is gradually declining, driven by Working Time Directive enforcement, collective bargaining, and the growth of flexible work arrangements.
Malta's rate of 4.1% in 2025 is 1.9pp above the EU-27 average. Among EU member states with available data, rates range from about 0.5% (Poland, Italy) to approximately 5.7% (Slovakia). Malta's position suggests a higher-than-average prevalence of overwork, which may reflect sectoral composition, self-employment rates, or weaker working-time enforcement.
Eurostat publishes this indicator via the EU Labour Force Survey (LFS), dataset LFSA_QOE_4A6R2. It measures the percentage of employed persons aged 15 and over who report usually working 49 or more hours per week in their main job. The EU Working Time Directive (2003/88/EC) limits average weekly hours to 48, making this indicator a proxy for potential non-compliance and a key input to occupational health and ESG assessments.