LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Malta
Malta: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 5.63 in 2024. ▼ Falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Malta, 2009–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Malta recorded 5.63 for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Malta peaked at 10.22 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.66, in 2022.
Malta ranks 46th of 61 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7.79 | — |
| 2010 | 10.22 | +31.1% |
| 2011 | 9.55 | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 7.9 | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 8.52 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 8.35 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 7.63 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 7.54 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.64 | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 4.74 | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 6.11 | +29.1% |
| 2020 | 7.31 | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 5.07 | -30.6% |
| 2022 | 4.66 | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 5.8 | +24.6% |
| 2024 | 5.63 | -2.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 5.63 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.71, 73% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.79 | 7.79 | 7.79 | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.62 | 4.74 | 10.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 | 4.66 | 7.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 43 Dominican Republic 6 compare
- 44 United Kingdom 5.99 compare
- 45 Slovenia 5.67 compare
- 47 Romania 5.27 compare
- 48 El Salvador 5.25 compare
- 49 Croatia 5.03 compare
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 5.63 in 2024, 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 10.22 in 2010.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.66 in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Malta ranks 46th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. 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 for persons ages 25 to 54 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. LU2 represents the share of the labour force, in this case for persons of prime age (i.e., persons ages 25 to 54), that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.