Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Malta
Malta: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly was 37.6 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
37.6
Change on year
up 25.8%
World rank
36th
of 46 countries
All-time high
75.6
in 2002
All-time low
29.5
in 2018
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Malta, 2000–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Malta stood at 37.6.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.8% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Malta peaked at 75.6 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 29.5, in 2018.
Malta ranks 36th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75 | — |
| 2001 | 61.3 | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 75.6 | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 72.8 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 70 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 67.8 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 71.1 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 73.1 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 74.1 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 66.4 | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 68 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 74.6 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 72.2 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 63.8 | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 68.5 | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 68.7 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 43 | -37.4% |
| 2017 | 50.7 | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 29.5 | -41.8% |
| 2019 | 29.9 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 37.6 | +25.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 37.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 57, 66% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.72 | 61.3 | 75.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.89 | 29.5 | 74.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 1 |
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 unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Malta?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Malta was 37.6 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6 in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5 in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Malta ranks 36th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. 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 Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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