Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Malta
Malta: Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship was 20.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Malta stood at 20.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Malta peaked at 61.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2025.
Malta ranks 39th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.0% | — |
| 2001 | 43.3% | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +44.3% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +41.7% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 61.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -48.8% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | +30.5% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -32.2% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.5% | 34.3% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 24.8% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 20.0% | 34.2% | 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 persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Malta?
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship in Malta was 20.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship?
- Malta ranks 39th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. 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 Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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