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

Latest (2025)
4.6%
Change on year
down 36.1%
World rank
30th
of 43 countries
All-time high
12.7%
in 2023
All-time low
4.6%
in 2025
Years of data
20
2006–2025

Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Malta, 2006–2025

0510152006201520252006: 9.3 Percentage2007: 9.3 Percentage2008: 8.5 Percentage2009: 9.4 Percentage2010: 9.7 Percentage2011: 8.5 Percentage2012: 8.4 Percentage2013: 7.4 Percentage2014: 9 Percentage2015: 8.3 Percentage2016: 7.2 Percentage2017: 7.7 Percentage2018: 6.6 Percentage2019: 6.8 Percentage2020: 6.5 Percentage2021: 7.6 Percentage2022: 5.4 Percentage2023: 12.7 Percentage2024: 7.2 Percentage2025: 4.6 Percentage

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

Annual values for Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in private households where no-one is employed in Malta, 2006 to 2025.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +135.2% 5.4% 12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 28 Denmark 5.9% compare
  2. 29 Portugal 4.7% compare
  3. 31 Netherlands 4.5% compare
  4. 31 Netherlands 4.5% compare
  5. 33 Cyprus 4.1% compare
  6. 33 Czechia 4.1% compare

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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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Indicator
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in private households where no-one is employed
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 833 data points, 2006–2025
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