Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Malta

Malta: Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data was 2 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
2 Thousand persons
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
7 Thousand persons
in 2010
All-time low
2 Thousand persons
in 2023
Years of data
17
2009–2025

Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Malta, 2009–2025

2345672009201720252009: 5 Thousand persons2010: 7 Thousand persons2011: 7 Thousand persons2012: 7 Thousand persons2013: 7 Thousand persons2014: 6 Thousand persons2015: 5 Thousand persons2016: 5 Thousand persons2017: 5 Thousand persons2018: 5 Thousand persons2019: 5 Thousand persons2020: 4 Thousand persons2021: 3 Thousand persons2022: 3 Thousand persons2023: 2 Thousand persons2024: 2 Thousand persons2025: 2 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Malta is 2 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 60.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Malta peaked at 7 Thousand persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2 Thousand persons, in 2023.

Malta ranks 42nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Malta, 2009 to 2025.
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 5 Thousand persons -16.7%
2016 5 Thousand persons +0.0%
2017 5 Thousand persons +0.0%
2018 5 Thousand persons +0.0%
2019 5 Thousand persons +0.0%
2020 4 Thousand persons -20.0%
2021 3 Thousand persons -25.0%
2022 3 Thousand persons +0.0%
2023 2 Thousand persons -33.3%
2024 2 Thousand persons +0.0%
2025 2 Thousand persons +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5 Thousand persons 5 Thousand persons 5 Thousand persons 1
2010s 5.9 Thousand persons 5 Thousand persons 7 Thousand persons 10
2020s 2.67 Thousand persons 2 Thousand persons 4 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 40 Luxembourg 8 Thousand persons compare
  2. 41 Cyprus 4 Thousand persons compare
  3. 42 Iceland 2 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Malta?
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Malta was 2 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 7 Thousand persons in 2010.
What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 2 Thousand persons in 2023.
How does Malta rank for long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data?
Malta ranks 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. 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 - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 810 data points, 2003–2026
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