Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Malta
Malta: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 45 countries
All-time high
7
in 2010
All-time low
2
in 2024
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Malta, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Malta stood at 2. 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 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2024.
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 falling across the 17 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | — |
| 2010 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 58, 3% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.8 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 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 in 2010.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 45 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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