Population in jobless … in private households where no-one is employed in Malta
Malta: Population in jobless … in private households where no-one is employed was 4.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Malta, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 32nd of 45 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 … in private households where no-one is employed in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +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 … in private households where no-one is employed 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 | 9.12 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.96 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.33 | 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 32nd out of 45 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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