LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Malta
Malta: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 5.67 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Malta, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Malta is 5.67, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Malta peaked at 9.72 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.67, in 2025.
Malta ranks 45th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.72 | — |
| 2015 | 8.76 | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 7.72 | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 6.42 | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 6.02 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 6.1 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.11 | +33.1% |
| 2021 | 7.37 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 6.39 | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 7.07 | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 6.49 | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 5.67 | -12.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 5.67 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.88, 64% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.46 | 6.02 | 9.72 | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.85 | 5.67 | 8.11 | 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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Malta?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Malta was 5.67 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9.72 in 2014.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.67 in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Malta ranks 45th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.