Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Malta
Malta: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Malta, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Malta stood at 3.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Malta peaked at 5.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2024.
That places Malta 57th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.7% | — |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -22.8% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 5 |
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- 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, by sex and age - 19th icls in Malta?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Malta was 3.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls?
- Malta ranks 57th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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