Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Malta
Malta: Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job was 5.1 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.1 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 64.5%
World rank
44th
of 45 countries
All-time high
10.4 Thousand persons
in 2015
All-time low
2.4 Thousand persons
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Malta recorded 5.1 Thousand persons for employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in 2025.
The figure is up 64.5% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Malta peaked at 10.4 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.4 Thousand persons, in 2000.
That places Malta 44th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Malta, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4 Thousand persons | — |
| 2001 | 3.1 Thousand persons | +29.2% |
| 2002 | 3.3 Thousand persons | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 3.9 Thousand persons | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 3 Thousand persons | -23.1% |
| 2005 | 5 Thousand persons | +66.7% |
| 2006 | 4.7 Thousand persons | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 5.3 Thousand persons | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 5 Thousand persons | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 5.2 Thousand persons | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 6.3 Thousand persons | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 6.9 Thousand persons | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 7.8 Thousand persons | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 9 Thousand persons | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 10.3 Thousand persons | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 10.4 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.9 Thousand persons | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 7.7 Thousand persons | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 8.3 Thousand persons | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 7.2 Thousand persons | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 7 Thousand persons | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 4.2 Thousand persons | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 5.1 Thousand persons | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 4.1 Thousand persons | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 3.1 Thousand persons | -24.4% |
| 2025 | 5.1 Thousand persons | +64.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.09 Thousand persons | 2.4 Thousand persons | 5.3 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.28 Thousand persons | 6.3 Thousand persons | 10.4 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 Thousand persons | 3.1 Thousand persons | 7 Thousand persons | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Malta?
- Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Malta was 5.1 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 Thousand persons in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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