Youth employment rate by country of birth in Malta
Malta: Youth employment rate by country of birth was 21.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
21.1%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
15th
of 45 countries
All-time high
32.6%
in 2001
All-time low
18.0%
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Youth employment rate by country of birth in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth employment rate by country of birth in Malta is 21.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate by country of birth in Malta peaked at 32.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2020.
Malta ranks 15th of 45 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.
Youth employment rate by country of birth in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.7% | — |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 21.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 19.3% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 19.0% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 18.0% | 22.1% | 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 youth employment rate by country of birth in Malta?
- Youth employment rate by country of birth in Malta was 21.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth employment rate by country of birth recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate by country of birth recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for youth employment rate by country of birth?
- Malta ranks 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth employment rate by country of birth rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Youth employment rate by country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).