Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Malta

Malta: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 3 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
3 Thousand persons
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 45 countries
All-time high
7 Thousand persons
in 2010
All-time low
3 Thousand persons
in 2019
Years of data
19
2002–2020

Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Malta, 2002–2020

024682002201120202002: 5 Thousand persons2003: 5 Thousand persons2004: 5 Thousand persons2005: 5 Thousand persons2006: 4 Thousand persons2007: 4 Thousand persons2008: 4 Thousand persons2009: 5 Thousand persons2010: 7 Thousand persons2011: 7 Thousand persons2012: 7 Thousand persons2013: 7 Thousand persons2014: 6 Thousand persons2015: 6 Thousand persons2016: 5 Thousand persons2017: 5 Thousand persons2018: 5 Thousand persons2019: 3 Thousand persons2020: 3 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Malta recorded 3 Thousand persons for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Malta peaked at 7 Thousand persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3 Thousand persons, in 2019.

That places Malta 44th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020) in Malta, 2002 to 2020.
Year Thousand persons Change
2002 5 Thousand persons
2003 5 Thousand persons +0.0%
2004 5 Thousand persons +0.0%
2005 5 Thousand persons +0.0%
2006 4 Thousand persons -20.0%
2007 4 Thousand persons +0.0%
2008 4 Thousand persons +0.0%
2009 5 Thousand persons +25.0%
2010 7 Thousand persons +40.0%
2011 7 Thousand persons +0.0%
2012 7 Thousand persons +0.0%
2013 7 Thousand persons +0.0%
2014 6 Thousand persons -14.3%
2015 6 Thousand persons +0.0%
2016 5 Thousand persons -16.7%
2017 5 Thousand persons +0.0%
2018 5 Thousand persons +0.0%
2019 3 Thousand persons -40.0%
2020 3 Thousand persons +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.62 Thousand persons 4 Thousand persons 5 Thousand persons 8
2010s 5.8 Thousand persons 3 Thousand persons 7 Thousand persons 10
2020s 3 Thousand persons 3 Thousand persons 3 Thousand persons 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 41 Estonia 9 Thousand persons compare
  2. 41 Estonia 9 Thousand persons compare
  3. 43 Luxembourg 5 Thousand persons compare
  4. 45 Iceland 1 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Malta?
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Malta was 3 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 7 Thousand persons in 2010.
What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 3 Thousand persons in 2019.
How does Malta rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
Malta ranks 44th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. 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 Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 952 data points, 1996–2020
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