Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Malta
Malta: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) was 9.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Malta is 9.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Malta peaked at 20.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2025.
Malta ranks 102nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.1% | — |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +54.8% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | -14.5% |
| 2025 | 9.2% | -7.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 9.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.2%, 65% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Malta's 9.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.7%, 78% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +54.8% | 13.1% | 20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 13.1% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 10.2% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 9.2% | 14.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 99 Trinidad and Tobago 10.3% compare
- 100 Macao 10.1% compare
- 101 Kuwait 9.4% compare
- 103 Kyrgyzstan 9.2% compare
- 104 Saudi Arabia 9.1% compare
- 105 Netherlands 9.1% compare
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, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Malta?
- Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Malta was 9.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24)?
- Malta ranks 102nd out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.