Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Malta
Malta: Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies was 3.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Malta, 2012–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 3.1 for unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Malta peaked at 6.2 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 2025.
Malta ranks 23rd of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.2 | — |
| 2013 | 6.1 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 5.7 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 5.4 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 4.7 | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.9 | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 3.8 | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 3.5 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.2 | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 3.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5, 62% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.03 | 4 | 6.2 | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.67 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 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 rates by sex, age and other typologies in Malta?
- Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Malta was 3.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2 in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies?
- Malta ranks 23rd out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. 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 rates by sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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