Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Malta
Malta: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment was 10.4 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
10.4
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
35th
of 35 countries
All-time high
13.2
in 2020
All-time low
9.2
in 2017
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Malta is 10.4, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Malta peaked at 13.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.2, in 2017.
Malta ranks 35th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7 | — |
| 2001 | 11.3 | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 11 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 11.5 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 11.1 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 11 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.8 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 10.1 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 11.8 | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 12 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.3 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 11.4 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.8 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 11.6 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 11.3 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 10.2 | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 9.2 | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 9.7 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 10.7 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 13.2 | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 10.4 | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 10.2 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 10.9 | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 10.5 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 10.4 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.03 | 9.7 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.92 | 9.2 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.93 | 10.2 | 13.2 | 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 unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Malta?
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Malta was 10.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by duration of unemployment recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by duration of unemployment recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2 in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for unemployed persons by duration of unemployment?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons by duration of unemployment rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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