Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Malta
Malta: Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in was 4.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Malta, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Malta stood at 4.6%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.1% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Malta peaked at 12.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2025.
Malta ranks 30th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.3% | — |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -28.9% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +135.2% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -43.3% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | -36.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.6%, 70% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +135.2% | 5.4% | 12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.6% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 4.6% | 12.7% | 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 population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Malta?
- Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Malta was 4.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population in jobless private households - % of persons living in recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population in jobless private households - % of persons living in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for population in jobless private households - % of persons living in?
- Malta ranks 30th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in jobless private households - % of persons living in rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. 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 Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in private households where no-one is employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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