Malta vs Sweden: Youth employment rate by country of birth
Malta
21.1%
in 2025
Sweden
25.3%
in 2025
Malta rank
15th
Sweden rank
14th
Youth employment rate by country of birth over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 25.3% against 21.1% in Malta, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 14th of 45 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 23.4% | 1.5% | Malta |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 22.5% | 2.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 24.4% | 3.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth employment rate by country of birth, Malta or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 25.3% against 21.1% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in youth employment rate by country of birth between Malta and Sweden?
- 4.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for youth employment rate by country of birth?
- Malta ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 14th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Youth employment rate by country of birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.