Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability in Malta
Malta: Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability was 2.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability in Malta, 2007–2021
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 2.9% for unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.6% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability in Malta peaked at 6.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2019.
Malta ranks 48th of 54 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5.5% | — |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +29.0% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -36.7% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +68.6% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +10.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.1%, 43% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +68.6% | 1.6% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 1.6% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 45 Netherlands 3.7% compare
- 46 Indonesia 3.3% compare
- 47 Israel 3.2% compare
- 49 Seychelles 2.6%
- 50 Iceland 2.4% compare
- 51 Moldova 1.5%
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 rate in people with vs. without disability in Malta?
- Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability in Malta was 2.9% in 2021, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability?
- Malta ranks 48th out of 54 countries with data for 2021.
- Is unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS (%).