Unemployment rate for young people in Malta
Malta: Unemployment rate for young people was 8.43 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Unemployment rate for young people in Malta, 1991β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate for young people in Malta stood at 8.43. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate for young people in Malta peaked at 18.59 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.43, in 2025.
That places Malta 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.67 | 11.59 | 11.78 | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.24 | 11.62 | 18.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.72 | 9.36 | 13.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.56 | 8.43 | 11.54 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate for young people in Malta?
- Unemployment rate for young people in Malta was 8.43 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 18.59 in 2004.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.43 in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for unemployment rate for young people?
- Malta ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate for young people rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate for young people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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