Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Malta
Malta: Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total was 20.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Malta stood at 20.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Malta peaked at 59.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2025.
That places Malta 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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) - % of total in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.0% | — |
| 2001 | 43.3% | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | +44.6% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | -42.5% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -30.7% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | -10.3% |
| 2025 | 20.4% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.6% | 39.1% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 46.6% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 20.4% | 33.5% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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) - % of total in Malta?
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total in Malta was 20.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total?
- Malta ranks 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. 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) - % of total unemployment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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