Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Malta
Malta: Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies was 10.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10.4
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
27th
of 30 countries
All-time high
13.2
in 2020
All-time low
9.2
in 2017
Years of data
14
2012–2025
Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Malta, 2012–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Malta is 10.4, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Malta peaked at 13.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.2, in 2017.
Malta ranks 27th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.4 | — |
| 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% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 10.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 63, 17% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.74 | 9.2 | 11.8 | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.93 | 10.2 | 13.2 | 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 unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Malta?
- Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Malta was 10.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2 in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for unemployment by sex, age and other typologies?
- Malta ranks 27th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by sex, age and other typologies rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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