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. Measured in Percentage.
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 | Percentage | 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 | 4.0% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +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 5.0%, 62% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 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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