Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Malta
Malta: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 2 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Malta, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Malta stood at 2 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% 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, 2 Thousand persons, in 2024.
That places Malta 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Malta, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 Thousand persons | — |
| 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% |
| 2021 | 3 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 Thousand persons | -33.3% |
| 2025 | 2 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 Thousand persons | 5 Thousand persons | 5 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.8 Thousand persons | 3 Thousand persons | 7 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 Thousand persons | 2 Thousand persons | 3 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 long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Malta?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Malta was 2 Thousand persons in 2025, 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 2 Thousand persons in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Malta ranks 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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